Solar System

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of

• water
• gas
• frozen surfaces
• rocks

Which planet is tipped on its side nearly 90 degrees?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Which planet has a giant red spot?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

What is a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface?

• Meteor

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteorite

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Uranus and Neptune

• Between Mercury and Venus

• Between Mars and Jupiter

What planet has a very hot surface and is most like Earth in size?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Uranus

Which property makes Earth unique compared to other planets in the solar system?

• It orbits the Sun.

• It is a rocky planet

• It has liquid water

• It rotates on its axis.

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