Solar System Test

Our solar system is made up of:

• Planets and dwarf planets

• Moons and stars

• Asteroids and meteoroids

• All of the above

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There are __________ planets in our solar system?

• twenty

• eight

• ten

• eighteen

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What is in the center of our solar system?

• The Moon

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• Saturn

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The four inner planets are called __________ because they are rocky, warm, and have craters.

• Terrestrial planets

• Gas giants

• Dwarf planets

• Comets

Which of the following statements about the moon is false?

• The gravity is less than on Earth so you could jump several feet into the air on the moon.

• The moon orbits the Earth.

• The Lunar Month takes 39 days to complete a full cycle.

• Sunlight hits the moon at different angles as it travels around the Earth.

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The moon controls the ____________ on the Earth. Circle the correct answer.

• currents or tides

• seasons

• sunlight

• gravity

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The Earth takes ____________ to rotate on its axis. Circle the correct answer.

• 18 hours

• 24 days

• 24 hours

• 250 days

Which of the following statement(s) about the Sun are true? Circle the correct answer.

• The Sun gives off heat and light.

• The Sun’s energy makes plants grow through the process of photosynthesis.

• The Sun controls our weather and change of seasons.

• All of the above.

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Which planet looks like a red dot in the sky and is called the Red Planet? Circle the correct answer.

• Saturn

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

Which planet is the farthest from the Sun? Circle the correct answer.

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

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