Science: Solar system for 5th

The planet famous for its beautiful rings is:

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Uranus

What is the name of the second-smallest planet in our solar system?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

What is the name of the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which of the following is NOT a gas giant in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Mars

Our solar system is named after:

• The Milky Way Galaxy

• The Sun

• The closest star to Earth

• The largest planet

Asteroids are:

• Small rocky objects orbiting the Sun

• Large, gaseous planets

• The moons of giant planets

• Burning stars

Venus, Earth’s closest neighbor, has a surface temperature hot enough to:

• Freeze water

• Boil water

• Melt lead

• Support life as we know it

Neptune, the farthest planet from the Sun, is known for its:

• Red color

• Thick atmosphere of mostly hydrogen

• Great Blue Spot, a giant storm system

• Rings made of mostly ice particles

How many moons does Mars have?

• 0

• 1

• 2

• More than 2

The giant ball of hot gas and plasma at the center of our solar system is called the:

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Galaxy