Solar System
What is the sun?
A. Star
B. Light
C. Planet
A Star
What is the name of our galaxy?
A. Mars
B. Twix
C. Milky way
The Milky Way
Objects that orbit our sun, and made of ice, dust, and gas are called--
a. asteroids
b. meteors
c.comets
d. planets
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
A. Mars
B. Earth
C. Pluto
Earth
How long does it take for Earth to orbit the sun?
A. 24 hours
B. 30 days
C. 365 days
365 days
Which planet is known as the red planet?
A.Earth
B.Uranus
C.Mars
Mars
Who is the first person to walk on the moon?
A. Neil Armstrong
B. Mr. Bean
C. Buzz Lightyear
Neil Armstrong
What separates the four inner planets and the four outer planets?
A. An asteroid Belt
B. Some stars
C. Some Moons
A - an asteroid Belt
Because the stars move around the Earth, we are not able to see them in one place all night. True or False?
False - the Earth is spinning, the stars are still
How many moons does Neptune have?
A. 16
B. 203
16 Moons
Planets orbit the sun in a perfect circle?
A. Yes
B. No
No. Object's orbit is an ellipse (a stretched out circle). In a elliptical path
Which planet has been nicknamed the Ice Giant?
Neptune
This object is made of gas and generally round. It has many moons and is closer than Saturn to earth.
a. sun
b. Jupiter
c. Venus
d. Mars
B. Jupiter
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that supports life. True or False?
True
How many moons does earth have?
A. 10
B. 6
C. 1
D. 7
C. 1
What type of planet is Pluto now considered?
Dwarf Planet
You can find all of these in the solar system EXCEPT-
a. planets
b.moons
c.models
d. comets
C. models
Why would it be more difficult for the astronauts to run while they are in space?
a. Lack of gravity
b. running in a spacesuit
c. its too hot in space
d. its too cold in socae
A. Lack of gravity
What was the 9th planet once called?
Pluto
Which two planets have the biggest rings?
Neptune and Saturn
How much of Earth covered by water?
A. 71%
B. 61%
C. 81%
D. 51%
E. 81%
71%
Name the 8 planets in our solar system?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What is the 5th planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter
This planet rotates clockwise which is different than all of the other planets in the Solar System.
Venus
What are constellations?
A. groups of stars
B. groups of planets
C. groups of animals in one place
D. groups of ice rocks
A. Groups of Stars