Solar System - The Planets

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 planet is the largest?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• the Sun

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Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?

• Mars
• Uranus
• Venus
• the Moon

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

Which two planets are out of order in this list of our solar system?
Mercury-Earth-Venus-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune-Pluto.

• Mercury and Earth
• Earth and Venus
• Saturn and Jupiter
• Uranus and Neptune

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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Which object has the most gravity?

• Earth
• moon
• Jupiter
• sun

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What is the center of our solar system?

• moon
• earth
• sun
• Jupiter

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What is energy created by the sun called?

• sun energy
• hot energy
• solar energy
• solar heat

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