The Solar System

Which planet is known to have life on it?

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

The spinning of the earth on its axis is called?

• Revolution

• Elliptical

• Orbit

• Rotation

Which of the following groups of planets is in the correct order from the sun?

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth

Which of the following best describes a planet?

• A bright glowing ball of gases which can only be seen at night

• A heavenly body that appears in the sky every 70 years

• One of the bodies which reflects the light of the Sun

• One of the eight bodies which revolve around the Sun

The differences between the planets are all the following except:

• they have difference temperatures and size

• the distance from the sun differs

• they rotate at different speeds

• all planets do not tilt on their axes

Which best describes the asteroid belt?

• It is located between Jupiter and Mars; contains thousands of clumps of rock and ice

• It is before the moon and stars; contains gas

• It includes gamma rays with ice

• It is the nuclear fusion

Which is the best description of the moons?

• It is a titan

• It is a body that orbits around the earth

• It is a body that orbits around the sun

• It is a body that moves westerly

The Terrestrial Planets are:

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Venus

• Uranus, Pluto, Mercury, Earth

• Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Mercury, Uranus, Mars

Which of the following are gas planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

• Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Earth

• Earth, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn

Which is the closest planet to the earth?

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Mars