Solar System - Assessment

1.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

The four inner planets are...

Rocky and small

Very large and made of ice

Small and made of ice

Very large and made of gases

2.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

The outer planets are...

Rocky and small

Very large and made of ice

Small and made of ice

Very large and made of gases

3.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

gravity

speed

string

air currents

4.

Multiple Choice

15 mins

1 pt

Which object has the most gravity?

Earth

moon

Jupiter

sun

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which planet is the solar system's largest rocky planet?

Mars

Earth

Mercury

Jupiter

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

They all have rocky surfaces.

They all appear to be similar to Earth.

They all are gaseous planets.

They all appear to be made of rock and ice.

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The first planet of the solar system?

Sun

Venus

Earth

Mercury

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The hottest planet is

Venus

Earth

Mercury

Mars

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The largest planet is

Jupiter

Saturn

Neptune

Pluto

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The planet that has the most rings

Jupiter

Neptune

Uranus

Saturn

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This is no longer a planet

Neptune

Io

Pluto

moon

12.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

The Sun is at the center of our solar system. All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit?

Mercury

Earth

Saturn

Neptune

13.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What is the only planet known to contain life?

Mars

Earth

Neptune

Uranus

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

What characteristics do Earth and Venus share?

They rotate in the same direction

They are both similar size and density

They have the same gases in their atmospheres

They were born at the same time

15.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

Sun

Jupiter

Earth

Pluto

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