Order of the Solar System

A student records the following information about a planet:

- Its largest moon is named Titan

- It is made up mostly of gases

- It is surrounded by rings

- It is the sixth planet from the sun.

Which planet is the student studying?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mars

Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.

Which outer planet is closest to this asteroid belt?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Venus

• Jupiter

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Which planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Venus

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Which statement about the planets in the solar system is correct?

• All the planets in the solar system have moons

• All the planets in the solar system revolve around the sun

• All the planets in the solar system are about the same size

• All the planets in the solar system revolve at the same speed

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Earth orbits the sun between which two other planets?

• Venus and Mars

• Jupiter and Mars

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Mercury and Venus

The solar system has eight planets and one sun. What is the correct order of these planets, starting from closest to the Sun?

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

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

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

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

Most scientists agree that Earth is the only planet in the solar system that supports life. What is planet Earth's position from the Sun?

• first

• second

• third

• fifth

Which of the following accurately compares the positions of Jupiter and Earth from the Sun?

• Earth is positioned closer to the Sun than Jupiter

• Jupiter is positioned closer to the Sun than Earth

• Jupiter's orbit is shorter than Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Earth's orbit is longer than Jupiter's orbit around the Sun

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The following are identified as planets in Earth's solar system EXCEPT -

• Mercury

• Venus

• Sun

• Saturn

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