Practice Quiz

Our solar system has 10 planets in it.

• True

• False

The Earth is at the center of the solar system.

• True

• False

The planets closer to the sun take less time to orbit the sun.

• True

• False

You can see some parts of the solar system only at night.

• True

• False

Saturn is the planet that is closest to the sun.

• True

• False

It takes one year for Earth to orbit the sun.

• True

• False

Most stars can only be seen at night.

• True

• False

Stars look small because they are very close.

• True

• False

It is _____ where Earth faces away from the sun.

• rotation

• daytime

• nighttime

• hours

• shadows

It takes the Earth 24 _____ to make one complete turn.

• rotation

• daytime

• nighttime

• hours

• shadows