Space Test Revision

What is the correct order of the planets, starting at the sun? 

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

What are the first four terrestrial planets made of?

• Gas
• Rock
• Metal
• Ice

Which planet takes the LONGEST to revolve around the sun? What type of planet is this?

• Mars, Gas
• Neptune, Terrestrial
• Uranus, Gas
• Neptune, Gas

What are the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune made of? 

• Gas
• Rock
• Ice
• Dust

What force keeps the planets orbiting around the sun?

• Gravity
• Magnets
• Friction
• Light Energy

What are the 4 terrestrial planets?

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

What are three characteristics the outer planets have in common?

• They are made of rock, close to the sun and have a short year.
• They are made of rock, have 1-2 moons and are made of metal.
• First four planets, have many moons and rings.
• Made of gas, many moons and rings.

Based on the planet group it is in, identify the characteristics of Mars:

• Mars has rings around it.
• Mars is mostly made of rock.
• Mars is large and mostly made of gas.
• Mars would have many moons

Identify an error with this model of the solar system.

• The model shows Earth as being larger than the sun.
• The shape of the planets' orbits is not rectangular
• It shows Earth being the closest planet to the sun
• All of these choices

Planets that would fall into Group 1 on this chart would most likley be:

• Terrestrial 
• Gas Giants