BCA: 3rd Grade: Science: The Solar System

The solar system is made up of?

• Planets, moons, and stars

• Only planets

• Only stars

• Only moons

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Everything that exists in the solar system orbits around the ____.

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Mars

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The largest object in the solar system is?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• Saturn

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The sun's gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit around it.

• True

• False

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There are how many planets in the solar system?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

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The four inner planets are:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

The four outer planets are:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

The inner planets are also known as terrestrial planets.

• True

• False

The inner planets are mostly made of what?

• Gas and dust

• Ice and rock

• Metal and rock

• Hydrogen and helium

The outer planets are also known as gas giants.

• True

• False