Solar system

Select the three types of planets in our Solar System.

• Gas giant

• Giant Planet

• Ice giant

• Terrestrial planet

• Iron Planet

Identify which of the following is a terrestrial planet. 

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

Identify which of the following is an ice giant.

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Identify which of the following is a gas giant.

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

Identify which of the following is not a planet in our solar system.

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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Identify which of the following is the smallest planet in our solar system.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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Complete the paragraph below describing the Sun’s role in our Solar System.

The sun ss the centre of our___________

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Complete the paragraph below describing the Sun’s role in our Solar System.

The sun has a large mass and produces the __________ that holds all the planets in orbit

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Hira has been writing notes on the Solar System, but he thinks he’s made a mistake! 

Read through his notes and select the incorrect sentence.

The Solar System is dominated by the Sun, which has the largest mass in the system so its gravitational force holds all other objects in orbit. The planets orbit the Sun, with the four closest being terrestrial planets made of rocks and metal. The four outer planets are made primarily of gas, though they are also thought to have rocky cores. All planets must have satellites orbiting them. In the case of Earth we only have one, the Moon, but some planets have many.

• The Solar System is dominated by the Sun, which has the largest mass in the system so its gravitational force holds all other objects in orbit.

• The planets orbit the Sun, with the four closest being terrestrial planets made of rocks and metal.

• The four outer planets are made primarily of gas, though they are also thought to have rocky cores.

• All planets must have satellites orbiting them.

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Complete the paragraph describing the Universe.

The universe is made up of galaxies. A galaxy is a collect of solar systems which are gravitationally bound to each other. Earth is located in the __________ galaxy

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