Solar System

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas

• metal

• water

• rock

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A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Moon

• Meteor

Which is the second closest planet to the sun?

• Earth

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mercury

Which planet is third from the sun?

• Mars

• Pluto

• Venus

• Earth

Which planet is NOT one of the "Gas Giants"?

• Uranus

• Venus

• Neptune

• Saturn

Which planets have rings?

• Just Saturn

• Saturn and Jupiter

• Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and Mars

• all 4 of the outer planets

Select all that apply to the inner planets

• Rocky

• Small

• Made of gas

• Slow

Select all that apply to the outer planets

• Small

• Made of gas

• Behind the asteroid belt

• Has rings

According to the chart above, how does the diameter of Pluto compare to the diameter of Venus?

• Venus is about five times smaller than Pluto

• Pluto is about two times smaller than Venus

• Pluto is about six times smaller than Venus

• Venus is about the same size as Pluto

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What are important functions of space probes? Select all that apply

• To orbit around the Earth

• To land on planets and gather data

• To orbit planets other than Earth

• To take pictures and send them back to Earth

• To return to Earth at the end of their space mission

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