10 questions
The mass of an object does not change from one planet to the next.
True
False
The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.
True
False
The outer planets have solid, rocky surfaces.
True
False
The inner planets consist of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
True
False
The inner planets are known as “gas giants” and the outer planets are known as “terrestrial planets.”
True
False
The outer planets are larger in size than the inner planets.
True
False
An AU is the average distance between
The Sun and Pluto
any two planets
The Sun and Earth
The Earth and the moon
The planets are spaced
evenly throughout our solar system
unevenly throughout our solar system
evenly throughout with a gap in between the inner and outer planets
spaced out according to size, the bigger they are the further away from the sun
What accounts for 99% of the mass in our solar system?
Asteroids
Jupiter
The Sun
All of the planets, moons, asteroids and comets combined.
The closest star to Earth is
Jupiter
Alpha Centauri
The Sun
The Milky Way