Solar System Review

How long does it take Earth to REVOLVE around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 364.5 days

• 2 years

• 1 month

Celestial bodies made of frozen ice, rock and dust

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteorite

Irregular celestial bodies made of rock and metal, usually found between Mars and Jupiter

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Meteorite

What is the distance from the Sun to the Earth called?

• Light year

• Astronauts meter

• Light meter

• Astronomical unit

What is the order of the INNER planets from closest to farthest from the sun?

• Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What is the order of the OUTER planets from closest to farthest from the sun?

• Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Which planets have more moons and rings?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

Which planets are small and rocky?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

The orbits of these planets are much longer and take a lot of time.

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

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Things stay in orbit because of...

• Velocity and Inertia

• Inertia and gravity

• The Sun's gravity

• The pull of all the planets

Tags

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