Scale Models of the Solar System

The Sun is the nearest star to Earth.

• True
• False

The Sun is the center of the _____.

• solar system
• Milky Way
• constellation Ursa Major
• universe

Earth's nearest neighboring planets are _____.

• Venus and Mars
• Mars and Jupiter
• Mercury and Venus
• Mercury and Jupiter

the regular, curved path in which Earth moves 

• light-year
• orbit
• lunar eclipse
• Astronomical Unit (AU)

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Mars

All of the planets in our solar system orbit around the Sun.  

• True
• False

Earth's major source of heat and light comes from: 

• electricity 
• fire
• comets
• the sun

True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

• True
• False

Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune Mercury, Uranus