Solar System "D" CW

What celestial body is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• A giant black hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What planet is the third planet from the Sun?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many planets are there in the Solar System?

• 0

• 1

• 8

• 9

• Over 1000

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are classified as what type of planets?

• Terrestrial planets

• Gas giant planets

• Asteroid planets

• Comet planets

• Dwarf planets

Pluto, Ceres, and Eris are classified as what type of planets?

• Terrestrial planets

• Gas giant planets

• Asteroid planets

• Comet planets

• Dwarf planets

What celestial objects orbit the Sun and often have a visible tail of gas?

• Comets

• Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• All of the above

What group of celestial objects exists at the very outer edge of the Solar System?

What group of celestial objects includes rocky objects in orbit between Mars and Jupiter?

• Comets

• Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• All of the above

The Solar System is a part of what galaxy?

• Pinwheel

• Andromeda

• Sunflower

• Whirlpool

• Milky Way

What dwarf planet was once considered a full planet of the Solar System?

• Venus

• Ceres

• Pluto

• Eris

• Makemake