Solar System Quiz

Which of the following is the correct order of planets from closest to the Sun to farthest away from the Sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

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The planets in the solar system are so far apart that scientists measure the distances between them in_____

• Millimeters

• Astronomical Units

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A nearly spherical object that orbits the Sun and has a greater mass than any nearby object is a(n)______

• Planet

• Asteroid

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Which of the following is the name of a dwarf planet in our solar system?

• Makemake

• Iapetus

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A nearly spherical object that orbits the Sun and does NOT have a greater mass than any nearby object is a(n) ______.

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Terrestrial planets are defined as planets closest to the Sun that are made of rock and metal. Which of the planets below are considered terrestrial planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

The ____________ of the Sun causes all the objects in our solar system to stay in orbit around it.

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The shape of a planet's orbit is ______.

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In the 1600s, who discovered the shape of planets' orbit to be elliptical?

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicholas Copernicus

What is the period of time it takes an object to go around another object, such as the Sun called?

• Period of Revolution

• Period of Rotation

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