Solar System Pre-Test

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 360 days

• 24 hours

• 2 years

Our sun is a medium-sized star compared to other stars.

• True

• False

The HOTTEST stars are usually what color

• yellow

• orange

• blue

• pink

What causes day and night here on our Earth?

• The different moon phases

• Asteroids

• The rotation of Earth

• Stars

What causes our seasons here on Earth?

• Stars in our universe

• Our revolution around the moon

• Earth's tilted axis and our rotation

• The revolution of Earth around the sun and Earth's tilted axis

This is the first planet from the Sun; it is very hot in the day and very cold in the night.

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Earth

• Jupiter

What are large chunks of rocks and metal in space?

• Earth

• comet

• asteroids

• gibbous

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The fifth planet from the Sun; this is the LARGESTplanet in the Solar System.

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth

• Neptune