Solar System

What is a gas giant?

• A small planet made mostly of rock and metal.

• A large planet that is mostly made of gases, like Jupiter and Saturn.

• A type of star that burns hydrogen and helium.

• A planet that has a solid surface and is smaller than Earth.

What is the Solar System?

• A collection of stars that form a galaxy.

• A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies that orbit the Sun.

• A group of galaxies that are bound together by gravity.

• A cluster of meteoroids floating in space.

Which planet is the largest in the Solar System?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

What is a dwarf planet?

• A celestial body that orbits the Sun and has cleared its orbit of other debris.

• A celestial body that orbits the Sun and is similar to a planet but does not clear its orbit of other debris.

• A large moon that orbits a planet.

• A small asteroid that orbits the Sun.

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What are the Inner Planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Jupiter

What is the Sun?

• A planet in the Solar System

• A star at the center of the Solar System that provides light and heat to the planets.

• A moon orbiting Earth

• A comet that travels through space

What is the asteroid belt?

• A region between Earth and Mars where many small icy bodies orbit the Sun.

• A region between Mars and Jupiter where many small rocky bodies orbit the Sun.

• A collection of planets located beyond Neptune.

• A zone of gas and dust surrounding the Sun.

How many planets are in the Solar System?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9