The Solar System

What are the four rocky planets closest to the sun called?

• terrestrial planets

• gas giant planets

• sun planets

• asteroids

A region with small bits of matter orbiting the sun.

• gas giants

• Milky Way

• Asteroid Belt

• the sun

What are the farther, four large plants (made of gas) that orbit the sun.

• sun planets

• asteroid planets

• terrestrial planets

• gas giant planets

What is the sun?

• a planet

• a star

• an asteroid

• a comet

What is the closest planet to the sun?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

What orbits the Earth once a month?

• the moon

• Pluto

• Mars

• the sun

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What is the second closest planet to the sun? It is about the same size as Earth.

• Pluto

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

What planet have we sent robotic landers to for exploration?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mercury

Some asteroids can have a moon.

True or False?

• true

• false

What is the largest planet in the solar system?

• Earth

• Pluto

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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