Solar System

One of the things needed for life on Earth is 

• alternating night and day
• extreme temperatures
• polar ice caps 
• liquid water

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This planet is the "jewel" of the solar system because it is surrounded by rings of dust, ice, and rocks.

• Neptune
• Earth
• Jupiter 
• Saturn

Which planet is between Venus and Mars?

• Earth
• Neptune
• Mercury
• Jupiter

The sun and all of the bodies that revolve around it is the __________

• Planet
• Comet
• Solar System
• Asteroid

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Which planet is furthest away from the sun?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Neptune

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Which planet has the Great Red Spot?

• Pluto
• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Earth

What is a fact about the OUTER planets?

• They are smaller.
• They are made of rock
• They are made of gas.
• They have no rings.

What object in the solar system is considered a dwarf planet (too small)?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Pluto
• Neptune

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The biggest planet is ________.

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Mars

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The planet next to the sun is _________.

• Neptune
• Earth
• Mercury