Solar System Study Guide & Review Worksheet

The two major groups of planets are:

• Terrestrial planets and Gas giants

• Rocky planets and Ice giants

• Dwarf planets and Gas giants

• Terrestrial planets and Ice giants

Order the planets in our solar system according to their distance from the sun (closest to farthest).

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Which answer lists the planets in order from largest to smallest?

• Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

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What is unique about Earth in the solar system?

• It is the only planet with liquid water on its surface.

• It is the largest planet in the solar system.

• It is the only planet with rings.

• It is the closest planet to the Sun.

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Which mnemonic device helps remember the order of the planets from the sun?

• My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles

• Jason Sat Under Ninety-Eight Very Marvelous Monsters

Pluto is now considered a ______ planet.

• dwarf

• giant

• terrestrial

• gas

True or False: Early astronomers thought that the Earth was the center of the universe.

• True

• False

What is the location of Mercury in the solar system?

• 1st planet from sun

• 2nd planet from sun

• 3rd planet from sun

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Venus is similar to Earth in size and ____.

• mass.

• temperature.

• distance from the sun.

• atmosphere.

Which planet is known for having an atmosphere, liquid water, and distance from the sun that make it ideal for life?

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus