Planet and Solar System

What is the correct order of the gas giants?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, and Saturn

• Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus

What three things make Earth the only planet where intelligent life can survive?

• water in liquid form

• stable temperatures

• electricity

• food to grow

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Which two characteristics would help someone classify if a planet was terrestrial rather than a gas giant?

• smaller planet

• has a smaller degree of tilt

• has a quicker rotation

• has a shorter revolution

The spinning of a planet on its axis is called its what?

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• path

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The Earth is the center of the solar system.

• True

• False

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What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?

• Large

• Gaseous

• Rings

• Rocky Surface

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True or False
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line

• True

• False

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True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

• True

• False

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What is the second planet from the sun?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

What is the seventh planet from the sun?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

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