VST1 Study Guide

What is the name of our home galaxy?

• Solar System

• Milky Way

• Snickers

• Planet

What object is made up of stars, dust, and gas?

• Galaxies

• Constellations

• Moons

• Planets

Which planets are small and rock?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Pluto

• Asteroids

Answer explanation

Inner Planets are made up of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Which planets have rings and many moons?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Asteroids

• The Sun

Answer explanation

The outer planets are made up of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Which planets are large and are made of gas?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Satellites

• Milky Way

Answer explanation

The outer planets are made up of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

Which object in the solar system is made of ice, rock, dust, and gas, and has a glowing tail?

• Asteroid

• Planet

• Moon

• Comet

Answer explanation

Which of the following objects is made of rock and is located in between Mars and Jupiter?

• Asteroid

• Planet

• Star

• Comet

Answer explanation

List the planets in order, starting with closest to the sun.

• Mercury

  Neptune

  Venus

  Saturn

  Earth

  Jupiter

  Mars

  Uranus

• Neptune

  Uranus

  Saturn

  Jupiter

  Mars

  Earth

  Venus

  Mercury

• Mercury
  Venus

  Earth

  Mars

  Jupiter

  Saturn

  Uranus

  Neptune

• Saturn

  Mercury

  Earth

  Uranus

  Jupiter

  Venus

  Mars

  Neptune

Which step of the water cycle is when water turns from a liquid to a gas?

• Precipitation

• Evaporation

• Runoff

• Condensation

Which step of the water cycle is when water falls to Earth's surface from the atmosphere?

• Evaporation

• Condensation

• Precipitation

• Runoff