HCPS Science 4.5 Planets

What is the center of the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Sun

• Mars

Select all of the planets that are gas giants. Select 4 planets.

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

• Uranus

A student used this model of the solar system to demonstrate how the planets move around the sun. Which of the following movements is the student demonstrating?

• composition

• revolution

• location

• organization

Sequence these planets by their distance from the sun: Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth

• Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

Which of the following is the correct order of planets from largest to smallest?

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

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

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

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

How is the Earth different from all of the other planets?

• It has a rocky surface.

• It has a breathable atmosphere.

• It is warmed by the sun.

• It rotates on its axis.

Which of the following are reasons why Pluto is no longer classified as a planet?

• number of moons

• size of the planet

• irregular orbit around the sun

• composition (terrestrial planet)

The planets are organized by their distance from the sun. Which planet would be in the 7th position?

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Venus

• Earth

This model/diagram shows how Earth ____ on its axis.

• revolves

• orbits

• rotates

• cicles the Sun