The Solar System

Front

What is the closest planet to the sun?

Back

Mercury

Front

What is the largest object in our solar system?

Back

The Sun

Front

Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

Back

Jupiter

Front

List the outer planets in order from the sun.

Back

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Front

Which planet is the same size as Earth and is the brightest of all planets?

Back

Venus

Front

What are the four terrestrial planets in our solar system?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Front

What are the gas giants in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Front

What is the main component of the Sun?

Back

Hydrogen

Front

What is the significance of the asteroid belt?

Back

It separates the inner terrestrial planets from the outer gas giants.

Front

Which planet has the most extensive ring system?

Back

Saturn