Solar System

The Earth rotates on its _______ which is why we experience seasons.

Axis

Equator

North and South poles

Core

Which galaxy contains the planets, stars, moon, and sun?

Peekaboo Galaxy

Medusa Merger

Eye of Sauron

Milky Way

A small rocky object that orbits around the sun is called a _______.

Meteor

Space rock

Meteroid

Astroid

Stars are essentially huge balls of burning gas that glows .

True

False

Which planets appears blue-green due to the methane gas in its atmosphere?

Uranus and Neptune

Neptune and Earth

Earth and Uranus

Only Earth is blue-green

Which planet is the 3rd largest in our solar system and is covered in ice?

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Venus

Which planet's atmosphere consists of hydrogen, helium, and methane and is the furthest away from the sun?

Uranus

Pluto

Neptune

Venus

Most planets rotate counterclockwise on their axis. The two planets that do not follow this pattern are ________ and ________.

Earth and Mars

Mars and Mercury

Venus and Uranus

Jupiter and Mercury

What planet is often referred to as Earth's twin?

Neptune

Mercury

Venus

Jupiter

Check all of the answers that are true. Why can Mars not support life?

Low gravity

No oxygen

Cold and dry

Covered in water

List the planets in order starting nearest the sun.

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

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

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

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

Earth is the only planet that can maintain life.

True

False

Which planets have the most moons?

Jupiter and Saturn

Saturn and Earth

Earth and Uranus

Jupiter and Neptune

The moon's gravitational pull causes the ocean to rise and fall.

True

False

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