Planets and Stars!

The sun looks like the largest and brightest star in our galaxy because____.

• It is the largest and brightest star.

• It is billions of light-years away.

• It is the closest star to us.

• The Sun is not a star, it is a planet.

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Large objects that are made of gas or rocks are called____.

• stars

• planets

• comets

• asteroids

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The inner planets are ___________ than the outer planets because they are closer to the Sun.

• hotter

• colder

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____________ is the only planet that can sustain life; however, some scientists believe that Mars might also be able to sustain life.

• Earth

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

The largest planet in the Solar System is ___________.

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Neptune

• Uranus

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The planets __________ around the Sun on their orbit.

• rotate

• flip

• twist

• revolve

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Our Solar System is part of the______galaxy.

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Sombrero

• Snickers

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The Sun is a ____, a huge ball of glowing gases.

• planet

• asteroid

• star

• comet

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