Year 4 Science Quiz: The Solar System

What is at the centre of our solar system?

• Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

• Jupiter

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

• Mercury

Which planet is the largest in our solar system?

• Earth

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

What do all the planets in the solar system orbit around?

• The Moon

• Each other

• The Sun

• The Earth

Which of the following are rocky planets?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

Which of these planets are gas giants?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mars

The Sun is a (a)   that gives us light and heat.

The planets travel around the Sun in paths called (a)   .

Earth is a (a)   planet.

Gas planets are made mostly of (a)   instead of rock.