Planets and the Solar System

Which planet has the most complex ring system?

• Earth
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Mercury

Which of these do scientists believe is not a major planet?

• Mars
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Pluto

Which planet is called "Earth's twin" because it is nearly the same size, density, and mass?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Venus
• Moon

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________________ are bodies that orbit planets.

• Stars
• Moons
• Comets
• Planets

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Which statement is false about the inner planets?

• They are made of rock.
• The are huge and made of gas.
• They don't have rings.
• They have craters.

______________ has seasons like the Earth because of its similar tilt.

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

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What separates the outer planets from the inner planets?

• Asteroid belt
• Kuiper belt
• Comets
• Canyons

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a ___________.

• canyon
• raging storm
• frozen ocean
• big volcano

Terrestrial (inner planets) are

• farthest from the sun farthest from the sun.
• made of gas.
• denser, rockier, and smaller.
• surrounded by rings.

What's the largest planet?

• Saturn

• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Uranus

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