Investigating the Solar System

How is Earth different from all the other planets in our solar system?

• It is the only planet with its own moon.

• It has storms in the atmosphere.

• It has liquid water that allows plants and animals to live.

• It is close enough to the sun to get heat energy.

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__________ has ringlets around the planet made up of the particles of ice.

• Venus

• Mars

• Neptune

• Saturn

Which best describes the terrestrial planets?

• Large, planetary rings

• Small, dense, rocky

• Rocky cores, close to sun, surface craters

• Made of helium and hydrogen

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas

• metal

• water

• rock

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The four inner planets of the Solar System are also known as _________.

• Gas Giants

• Ice Giants

• Terrestrial Planets

• Mirage Planets

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Pluto

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Match the word with the definition

• Force of attraction between objects with mass

• Galaxy

• Path that an object takes around another object in space

• Gravity

• Large celestial body that revolves around a star (Sun)

• Solar System

• Collection of gases, dust, and billions of stars

• Orbit

• Consists of the Sun and other celestial bodies that are orbiting around it.

• Planet

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How long does it take Earth to complete one revolution around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• one week

• one month

• one year

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The only planet that supports life.

• Pluto

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

The rings of Saturn are made of...

• Gases

• Ice

• Plasma

• Rainbows

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