Unit 4: Earth and Space Patterns

Which thing is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light?

• a moon

• a planet

• a star

• a spaceship

Out of the 8 planets in our solar system which is the largest?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• the Sun

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Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?

• Mars

• Uranus

• Venus

• the Moon

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What is the sun?

• a moon

• a star

• a planet

• a spaceship

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Compared to Earth, does Saturn take a longer or shorter amount of time to orbit the sun?

• longer

• shorter

Which one is the first planet in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

How many planets does the solar system have?

• 1

• 9

• 8

• 7

Choose the third planet in the solar system.

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mars

• Earth

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The Sun is made up of...

• smoke

• gases

• water

• rocks

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The outer planets are...

• rocky and small

• very large and made of ice

• small and made of ice

• very large and made of gases