Solar System and Planets

The sun is a...

• planet

• star

• comet

• asteroid

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

• Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune,

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

Which planet has had rovers sent to it to study its soil?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

What is the planet ?

• Mars

• Earth

• Pluton

Which planet has no atmosphere and looks like our moon?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

True or False
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line

• True
• False

What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?

• Large
• Gaseous
• Rings
• Rocky Surface

Which planet has iron in its soil and is the red planet?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars