Space Facts

What are the FOUR outer planets?

• MARS, NEPTUNE, PLUTO, EARTH

• PLUTO, NEPTUNE, URANUS, SATURN

• JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE

• MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS

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WHAT SEPARATES THE INNER PLANETS FROM THE OUTER PLANETS?

• THE SUN

• THE MOON

• THE MILKY WAY

• THE ASTEROID BELT

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_________________ is a giant, gaseous planet. You can see the huge storm, called the Great Red Spot, which has been raging for at least 400 years. It has a moon named LO

• JUPITER

• SATURN

• URANUS

• NEPTUNE

SATURN IS THE ONLY PLANET WITH RINGS

• TRUE

• FALSE

WHICH PLANET IS AN ICE PLANET THAT ROTATES ON ITS SIDE

• JUPITER

• SATURN

• URANUS

• NEPTUNE

THIS IS THE LAST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AND CAN HAVE WINDS AS FAST AS 2000KM/HR

• JUPITER

• SATURN

• URANUS

• NEPTUNE

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WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS DWARF PLANET THAT IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED A PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

HOW MANY KNOWN MOONS ARE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?

• 12

• 178

• 52

• 311

IF WE LISTED THE PARTS OF THE UNIVERS IN ORDER FROM BIGGEST TO SMALLEST WHAT WOULD BE THE CORRECT ORDER?

• EARTH, SOLAR SYSTEM, GALAXY, UNIVERSE

• GALAXY, SOLAR SYSTEM, EARTH, UNIVERSE

• UNIVERSE, GALAXY, SOLAR SYSTEM, EARTH

• UNIVERSE SOLAR SYSTEM, GALAXY, EARTH

THE MILKY WAY IS:

• A SOLAR SYSTEM

• A GALAXY

• A UNIVERSE

• A PLANET

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