The Solar System

What is at the center of our solar system?

• Earth
• The Sun
• The Moon
• Jupiter

Which planet do we live on?

• Mars
• Venus
• Saturn
• Earth

How many planets orbit the Sun in our solar system?

• Six
• Ten
• Eight
• Twelve

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth
• Mars

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Earth

What do we call the large rocky object that orbits the Earth?

• The Moon
• A comet
• A star
• The Sun

Which planet is famous for its beautiful rings?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Venus
• Saturn

Which planet is often called the Red Planet?

• Neptune
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Venus

What is the name of the star that gives Earth its light and heat?

• Sirius
• Polaris
• The Sun
• The Moon

What is the path a planet takes as it travels around the Sun called?

• A meteor
• A crater
• A rotation
• An orbit

About how old is the Solar System?

• 500 years
• 4.6 billion years
• 1 million years
• 100 billion years

The Sun makes light and heat through a process called nuclear ____.

• erosion
• fusion
• gravity
• fission

Which is the hottest planet?

• Mars
• Venus
• Mercury
• Neptune

What is Jupiter's huge storm called?

• Great Red Spot
• Solar Flare
• Red Belt
• Big Blue Eye

Most asteroids are found in the asteroid belt between Mars and ____.

• Neptune
• Saturn
• Earth
• Jupiter