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- 1. Multiple Choice
Our solar system is larger than the Milky Way.
True
False
- 2. Multiple Choice
The largest planets in our solar system are called gas giants.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which planet in our solar system is most like Earth?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
- 5. Multiple Choice
Mercury is the smallest inner planet.
True
False
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which is a characteristic of the inner planets?
made up of mostly rock
made up of only gas
surrounded by many moons
larger than all of the outer planets
- 7. Multiple Choice
What do we call a meteor that strikes the Earth's surface?
comet
meteorite
meteoroid
asteroid
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which object has a tail that forms when it moves closer to the Sun and begins to melt?
asteroid
meteor
black hole
comet
- 9. Multiple Choice
The Sun is the closest star to Earth.
True
False
- 10. Multiple Choice
What are naturally occurring satellite that orbit planets?
moons
asteroids
comets
stars
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which planet is the hottest planet in our solar system?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
- 12. Multiple Choice
What do we call rocky or metallic objects that orbit the Sun?
Asteroids
Comets
Moons
Planets
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is a large region of space containing billions of stars, dust, and gas?
Solar System
Universe
Galaxy
Asteroid Belt
- 14. Multiple Choice
Our galaxy is known as the Milky Way.
True
False
- 15. Multiple Choice
A ______ is a mixture of frozen gases, ice, dust, and rock that moves in an elliptical orbit around the Sun.
comet
asteroid
moon
planet
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