Solar System Practice Quiz

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

Fill in the Blank.

Which planet is missing?

...Earth, Mars, _______, Saturn, Uranus...

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Which planet orbits closest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

Which planet orbits furthest from the Sun?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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Which of these is the largest planet in our solar system?

• The Sun

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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Which of these is NOT a type of planet?

• Terrestrial (Rocky)

• Gas Giant

• Ice Giant

• Water Giant

The Sun is very massive. It pulls the planets and everything in the solar system into orbit because it has a lot of _______.

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True or False?

The moon is a planet.

• True

• False

True or False?

The Sun is a star.

• True

• False

A rocky sphere that travels around a planet is called a...

• meteor

• asteroid

• moon

• comet

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