Solar System

The fourth planet from the sun, _________________, is thin with a vast network of canyons and riverbeds.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

Which planet is a gas giant and is unique in that it spins on its side?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

________________ appears to be blue in color when viewed from a telescope.

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Uranus

Pluto is no longer considered a planet in our solar system due to its small ​ (a)   and irregular (b)  

• size

• orbit.

• oceans

• atmosphere

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

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

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

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

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

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 29.5 days

The earth orbits around...

• the sun.

• the moon

• other planets

• the Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What is the name of the moon phase pictured in the box?

• First Quarter

• Full Moon

• New Moon

• Last Quarter

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Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Pluto

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