SOL 4.5 Solar System Quiz

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

What causes Earth to have day and night?

• orbiting the sun

• moon phases

• rotating on an axis

• revolving around the sun

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Which planet is sometimes called the red planet?

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

Which planet is terrestrial?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mars

What causes the Earth to have seasons?

• spinning on an axis

• revolving around the sun

• moon phases

• the Earth rotates every 24 hours

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Which planet is the largest in the solar system and is considered a gas giant?

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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Look at the diagram. Which season would the Earth be experiencing at point A?

• Spring

• Winter

• Summer

• Fall

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Which planet is no longer included in the list of planets in our solar system due to its small size and irregular orbit?

• Mars

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Earth

Which planet is the samllest gas giant?

• Saturn

• Venus

• Neptune

• Uranus

Which planet is the third from the sun and is ideal for life due to its atmosphere and liquid water?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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