Solar system size and scale

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

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Which definition accurately describes the Astronomical Unit (AU)?

• The average distance between the planets. 
• The average distance between Earth and Mars.
• The average distance between the Earth and the Sun. 
• The average size of the Earth compared to the Sun. 

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True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

• True
• False

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This shows 

• Size difference between the planets accurately
• Distance between the planets accurately
• All choices

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Which planet in the Solar system has the shortest revolutionary period?

• Mercury
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune

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If you were going to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Earth
• Uranus

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What planet has a day closest to the length of day of Earth?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars
• Earth

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What planet has the shortest day?

• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Venus
• Earth

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Which planet is famous for it's great red spot, a storm larger than the size of Earth?

• Saturn
• Venus
• Neptune
• Jupiter

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How do the sizes of the inner planets (within the asteroid belt) compare to the sizes of the outer planets (beyond the asteroid belt)?

• The inner planets are larger.

• The outer planets are smaller.

• There is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.

• The inner planets are smaller.

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