Planets and Space Rocks

Which of the following lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

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

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

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

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

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This planet is also called as “The Windy Planet”.

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• the inner planets all have water

• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

• the outer planets are gas planets

• the outer planets have do not have rings and the inner planets do

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Which property makes Earth unique compared to other planets in the solar system?

• It orbits the Sun.

• It is a rocky planet

• It has liquid water

• It rotates on its axis.

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Which planet has extreme temperatures because it has no atmosphere?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

What do Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have in common?

• They are all very cold planets.

• They are considered terrestrial planets, that is rocky or have metals with hard surface.

• They are about the same size.

• They are considered gas giants

The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

• They are also rocky and small.

• They are very large and has no moons

• They are small and made of ice.

• They are very large, made of gases with no solid surface

Which of the following is ordered from largest to smallest?

• Universe -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Planet

• Planet -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Universe

• Planet -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Universe D.) Universe

• Universe -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Planet

A student is looking at a model of the solar system noted there is a belt of objects in orbit in between Mars and Jupiter. What are these orbiting objects?

• Comets

• Moons

• Asteroids

• Pluto

Which of the these planets would have the greatest gravitational pull on a nearby object?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Neptune

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