Solar System

Our solar system is apart of the Milky Way galaxy and consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity — the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, dwarf planets such as Pluto, dozens of moons and millions of asteroids, comets and meteoroids. All those objects in our solar system are held in orbit around the sun by its gravitational pull on them. The solar system appears to have formed from a disk of dust and gas, drawn together by gravity.

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Which of these planets is the farthest from the sun? (Hint: Pluto is considered a dwarf planet)

• Mercury

• Earth

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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What is in our Solar System?

• Planets

• Moons

• Sun

• All of the above

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Which planet is third from the sun?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

What is a planet?

• a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
• a large ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light
• a large ball or rock or gas that moves around the sun
• a toy aliens play with

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Which thing is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light?

• a moon
• a planet
• a star
• a spaceship

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Which planet is the largest?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• the Sun

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All planets are the same size.

• True
• False

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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

• Outer Planets
• Terrestrial Planets
• Inner Planets
• Oort Cloud