Intro Solar System

Why do planets orbit around the sun?

• Because the Gravitational Pull.

• Because they are smaller than the sun.

• The planets don't actually orbit around the sun

• Planets are attracted to the radiation from the sun, but they will pull away without the radiation.

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Which one of these is not part of our solar system?

• Planets

• Stars

• Satellites

• Black Holes

• Asteroid Belt

How many Earths can fit into the sun?

• 1.3 Thousand

• 1.3 Hundred

• 1.3 Million

• 1.3 Billion

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What are the four inner planets?

• Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Venus

• Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury

• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Earth

• Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn

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What are the four outter planets?

• Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto

• Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

• Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury

The natural dividing line between the inner and outer planets is called the:

• Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper's Belt

• Oort Cloud

The asteroid belt is located in between which two planets?

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Jupiter and Mars

• Mars and Earth

• Neptune and Pluto

Where can you mainly find comets?

• Flying around space

• In the asteroid belt

• In the Kuiper's Belt

• In the Oort Cloud

Which Planet has the shortest orbit around the sun?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

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The size of planets largest to smallest are:

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

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

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

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