Solar System, Stars and Planets

1. Which one of the following is the hottest planet?

• Venus

• Neptune

• Mars

• Pluto

2. An ______________ is someone trained to operate or work abroad spacecraft.

• pilot

• astronomer

• astronaut

• scientist

3. How many planets are in our solar system?

• 9

• 6

• 7

• 8

4. What two planets are in between the Sun and Earth?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Mercury and Venus

• Neptune and Mercury

• Saturn and Uranus

5. The Moon revolves around —

• the Sun

• an eclipse

• the Earth

• another moon

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6. If the days are cold and short —

• the Sun is probably not tilted

• the Sun is colder than usual

• Earth is tilted toward the Sun

• Earth is tilted away from the Sun

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7. Who was the first person to study the night sky with a telescope?

• Franklin

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

8. Which two scientists developed a model of the solar system most like the one used today?

• Copernicus & Galileo

• Galileo & Aristotle

• Copernicus & Ptolemy

• Aristotle & Ptolemy

9. What is the correct order of the planets starting with the planet closest to the sun?

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

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

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

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

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10. What is comet mostly made up of?

• Ice & dust

• Rock

• Metal

• Poisonous gas

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