Solar System

What is the solar system?

• The sun

• The planets

• The sun and planets ONLY

• The sun, planets, and all other objects that orbit the sun

Which planet is the closest to our sun?

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

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Why do the planets orbit the sun?

• They don't, the planets orbit the Earth

• The sun is so small that it has a very small gravitational pull

• The sun is so massive that it has a very large gravitational pull, which causes objects to orbit it

• Because they want to

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The earth is....

• the 3rd planet from the sun

• closest to the sun

• called the Red planet

• the only planet we know that sustains life

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Which are the four terrestrial planets? (You must put them in order!)​​ (a)   ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)   ​

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Saturn
• Neptune

Match the following

• Mars

• 
• Saturn

• 
• Jupiter

• 
• Sun

• 
• Earth

• 

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Pluto and Ceres are both dwarf planets found in our solar system.

• True

• False

A force of attraction between any two objects is called _____________.

• static electricity 
• rotation
• gravity
• orbit

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What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

• They all have rocky surfaces.

• They all appear to be similar to Earth.

• They all are gaseous planets.

• They all appear to be made of rock and ice.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

• near Neptune

• between Mercury and Venus

• between Mars and Jupiter

• around the Sun

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