Solar System

The the dwarf planet in our solar system

• Pluto

• Eris

• Haumea

• Ceres

• Makemake

What are comets made of ?

• Ice

• Snow

• Poisonous liquid

• Dust

Compared to Earth, does Saturn take a longer or shorter amount of time to orbit the sun?

• longer
• shorter

This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?

• a constellation
• a moon
• an orbit
• a planet

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

A group of stars forms a pattern. What is this pattern called?

• a solar system
• a constellation
• a ball of hot gases
• a planet

A student made a model of how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. She used ping-pong balls
to represent each one. She painted each one a different color. Then, she placed the Moon
and Earth close together and the Sun much further away.What is one limitation of the student's model?

• She used the same size balls.
• She made earth orbit the sun.
• She moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.

What is the Great Red Spot on Jupiter?

• A. A storm

• A. A crater

• A. A lake

• A. A volcano

Which of the planets is closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Which planet do the moons Oberon and Titania belong to?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Venus