Orbital Motion and Earth's Seasons

Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun? (Hint: Pluto is considered a dwarf planet)

• Mercury

• Earth

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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What is in our Solar System?

• Planets

• Moons

• Sun

• All of the above

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Which planet is third from the sun?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

What is a planet?

• a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
• a large ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light
• a large ball or rock or gas that moves around the sun
• a toy aliens play with

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Which thing is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light?

• a moon
• a planet
• a star
• a spaceship

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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

• Outer Planets
• Terrestrial Planets
• Inner Planets
• Oort Cloud

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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Which object has the most gravity?

• Earth
• moon
• Jupiter
• sun

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What keeps a planet moving on its path around the sun

• gravity & inertia
• heat & pressure
• inertia & pressure
• gravity & heat

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