11 questions
The largest planets in our solar system are called _______.
meteors
gas giants
terrestrial
A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.
meteorite
sun
planet
outer planet
The closest star to the Earth is the __________.
Milky Way
Sun
moon
Big Dipper
___________ is the farthest planet from the sun.
Uranus
Neptune
Earth
Mars
___________ is the smallest inner planet.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Which planets are made up of mostly rock?
Inner planets
Outer planets
Mars is mostly like Earth because it has two small moons and shows evidence of water.
True
False
Moons are naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.
True
False
When a ______ gets close to the Sun, its frozen material begins to melt and forms a trail of dust, rock and gas behind it.
comet
meteoroid
meteor
star
Our solar system is part of a lager region of space called a __________.
moon
star
galaxy
comet
The Milky Way is larger than our solar system. It contains more than 200 billion stars, including the Sun and our solar system.
True
False