Stars, Sun, Solar System 4th Grade

What is a star?

• A planet

• a large glowing ball of burning gas

• A meteor

• A moon

How many miles is the sun from the earth?

• 3 miles

• 93 million miles

• 9 million miles

• 900 million miles

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What are the inner planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• The sun and stars

• The constellations

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What are the outer planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• The sun and stars

• The constellations

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Which of these is also known as the rocky planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• The moon and the meteors

• Pluto

Which of these is also known as the gassy planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Constellation

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Orion

What gas is mostly found in the sun?

• Only Hydrogen

• A lot of Oxygen and some Carbon Dioxide

• A lot of Hydrogen and some Helium

• Iron and Steel

Why do some stars appear larger & brighter than others, to us here on Earth?

• Because they are really young

• Because they are so farther from Earth

• Because they are closer to Earth

• Because they are really old

What is one difference between star and a planet?

• Stars make their own light and Planets do not

• Stars are big and planets are small

• Planets orbit but the stars do not

• All of the above

True or False? Planets get their light from the sun

• True

• False