Solar System Quiz

Match the following

• smallest planet

• Neptune

• planet with most water

• Jupiter

• hottest planet

• Mercury

• largest planet

• Earth

• ice giant

• Venus

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All of the objects ​ (a)   the Sun are held in orbit by the Sun's ​ (b)   pull. At the outer edge of the ​ (c)   , the Sun's ​ (d)   can no longer be felt. ​

• orbiting
• gravitational
• Oort Cloud
• influence

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The Sun is a ​ ​ (a)  

• star
• meteorite
• planet
• dwarf planet
• moon
• asteroid

Our galaxy is the _____ ___.

(a)  

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Match the following

• ice giant

• Jupiter

• fastest orbit

• Saturn

• largest rings

• Uranus

• gas giant

• Venus

• Earth's "sister" planet

• Mercury

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Which planets have humans visited?

• Mars

• the moon

• Venus

• none

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• the inner planets all have water

• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

• the outer planets are gas planets

• the outer planets have do not have rings and the inner planets do

What planet has a very hot surface and is most like Earth in size?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Uranus

Which property makes Earth unique compared to other planets in the solar system?

• It orbits the Sun.

• It is a rocky planet

• It has liquid water

• It rotates on its axis.

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Which contributes to Earth’s ability to sustain life?

• The atmosphere allows all of the sun’s radiation to enter due to Earth’s distance from the sun.

• The atmosphere prevents all space debris from reaching the surface due to the ozone layer.

• The atmosphere is extremely thin due to the temperatures of the sun.

• The atmosphere is breathable due to the unique mixture of gases.