Our Solar System Assessment 2022

Order the inner planets from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun.

• asteroid belt

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

Order the outer planets from closest to the sun to farthest from the sun.

• Saturn

• Kuiper Belt

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

A space object made of ice and dust is a​ ​ (a)  

• comet
• meteor
• asteroid

A meteor that hits earth is called a ​ (a)  

• meteorite
• meteoroid
• meteor

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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Which planet is the hottest planet?

• Mercuty

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which planet is tilted on its side so it "rolls" around the sun?

• Earth

• Venus

• Uranus

• Neptune

Which planet is the closest planet to the sun but NOT the hottest planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Neptune

The only planet known to have life is ​ (a)  

• Earth
• Venus
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn

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Mercury​ (a)   Earth​ (b)   Jupiter​ (c)   Uranus​ (d)  

• Venus
• Mars
• Saturn
• Neptune

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