Distance
Which planet is 1 AU from the Sun?
a) Mars
b) Earth
c) Mercury
b) Earth
astronomical unit
Which planet is the largest?
Jupiter
Why aren't dwarf planet "true" planets?
a) they aren't large enough
b) they don't orbit the Sun independently
c) both a and b
c) both a and b
This is the only life-sustaining planet in the solar system.
Earth
Which planet is 5.20 AU from the Sun?
a) Mars
b) Saturn
c) Jupiter
Why do we use astronomical units?
a) because Mrs. Miller said so
b) to calculate and use incredibly large numbers in a way we can understand
c) to specify that we are talking about planets
b) to calculate and use incredibly large numbers in a way we can understand
What group of four planets is smaller than the other four?
The inner planets
a small fragment of an asteroid
meteoroid
A famous Looney Toons alien is from this planet.
Hint: Marvin the Martian
Mars
Which planet is 10.10 AU from the Sun?
a) Neptune
b) Saturn
c) Jupiter
Which planet is exactly 1 AU away from the sun?
Earth
Which planet is the smallest?
a) Mercury
b) Venus
c) Mars
a) mercury
a meteoroid that burns up in a planet's atmosphere
hint: also known as "shooting stars"
meteor
This planet is known for its Great Red Spot.
Jupiter
How many AU is Mercury from the sun?
a) 0.411 AU
b) 0.346 AU
c) 0.387 AU
c) 0.387
About how big is one AU?
a) 200 million km
b) 100 million km
c) 150 million km
c) 150 million km
How big is the Earth's circumference?
a) 30,000 miles
b) 20,000 miles
c) 25,000 miles
c) 25,000 miles
a meteoroid that survives a planet's atmosphere and strikes the surface
meteorite
These two planets have no moons.
Venus and Mercury
How many AU is Uranus from the Sun?
a) 20.01 AU
b) 19.20 AU
c) 18.921 AU
b) 19.20 AU
Who created the Astronomical Unit?
a) Giovanni Cassini
b) Nicolaus Copernicus
c) Frederick William Herschel
a) Giovanni Cassini
How large is Saturn's circumference?
a) 253,000 miles
b) 231,000 miles
c) 227,000 miles
c) 227,000 miles
small, rocky bodies that vary in diameter and have pitted, irregular surfaces and are to small to be planets
asteroids
This planet is the smallest gas giant.
Neptune