Solar System Quiz

Choose components of our solar system.

• planets

• moons

• asteroids

• comets

• sun

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Venus

• Saturn

• Merucry

• Uranus

Anthony claims that the patterns of stars in the sky only appear to move, but the patterns do not change. Which piece(s) of evidence would best support this claim?

• observations that some stars can be seen in every season

• Observations that the pattern of stars in the sky stay the same although they appear to shift across the sky nightly.

• Observations that different stars appear in different seasons, but the patterns of the stars remain the same.

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

• 7

• 6

• 8

• 9

What causes it to appear as if the sun rises and sets each day?

• Earth's gravity

• The spinning motion of Earth

• The revolution of the Earth around the sun

• Earth's distance from the sun

When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n)

• rotation

• axis

• orbit

• ellipse

Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

• Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way?

• Earth, its moon, the sun, and Jupiter

• Gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars

• Asteroids, comets, objects that orbit stars, and the stars

• The inner planets, the outer planets, gas, and dust

A ____ is a huge system of gas, dust, stars, and objects orbiting stars that is held together by the force of gravity.

• galaxy

• comet

• meteor

• gas giant

Which list shows in correct order the fewest stars to the greatest number of stars?

• Our solar system, the universe, the Milky Way Galaxy

• The universe, the Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system

• Our solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, the universe

• The Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, the universe