Solar System

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.

• True

• False

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the path of an object as it revolves around something

• tilt

• orbit

• planet

• sun

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Mercury, _____, Earth, _______

• Venus; Mars

• Neptune; Pluto

• Mars; Venus

• Jupiter; Venus

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______, Saturn, _______, Neptune

• Jupiter; Uranus

• Jupiter; Neptune

• Jupiter; Earth

• Venus; Jupiter

The sun appears _____ because it is ______.

• brighter; closer

• dimmer; farther

• brighter; father

• dimmer; closer

The inner planets are made of

• rock

• gas/ice

• nothing

• cheese

The outer planets are made of

• rock

• gas/ice

• nothing

• cheese

What takes up 99.8% of the mass in the solar system?

• The moon

• The sun

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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This is the hottest planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What is the smallest planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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