Solar System Test

Front

What invention in the early 1600s helped scientists learn more about the solar system?

Back

Telescope

Front

Which planet has oxygen?

Back

Earth

Front

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

Back

gases

Front

How many days does it take for Earth to revolve around the sun?

Back

365

Front

What is a planet?

Back

A large, round object in outer space that orbits a star.

Front

What is the center of our solar system?

Back

The Sun

Front

Name the four terrestrial planets in our solar system.

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter

Front

What is the term for a small rocky body that orbits the sun?

Back

Asteroid

Front

What do we call the path that a planet takes around the sun?

Back

Orbit