Solar System 2

Which planet has been re-classified as a dwarf planet?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Pluto

The eight planets in our solar system are different in many ways. Which is one thing all planets in our solar system have in common?

• They all have oceans.

• They all orbit the sun.

• They are all gas planets.

• They are all the same size.

The moon provides Earth with light...

• True

• False

The Sun and the Moon are the same size...

• True

• False

The Sun is a....

• Planet

• Star

• Asteroid

• Dwarf Planet

What is the third planet from the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

The outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) are made of --

• gas

• rocks

• water

The inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) are made of--

• rocks

• gas

• helium

All of the objects in our Solar System orbit the sun.

• True

• False

What is the center of our Solar System?

• Earth

• the moon

• the sun