What is the effect of the Sun's gravity on the planets?

Each planet is drawn closer to the Sun.

What is the correct order of the planets (from closest to the Sun to farthest)?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune

What would happen if the Sun increased in size (got bigger)?

The planets would be drawn closer to the Sun.

What is the Solar System?

The Sun,8 planets,moons, comets, asteroids,and dwarf planets

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Solar System Test Review

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1
What is the name of the process that produces the Sun's energy?
fusion
furnace
heat
nuclear
2
What is the name of the force that keeps the planets orbiting around the Sun?
gravity
mass
potential energy
kinetic energy
3
What is at the center of our solar system?
A comet
An asteroid
The Sun
A planet
4
Which of the following objects is NOT part of our solar system?
asteroids
ninjas
moons
comets
5
Which of these planets is a ROCK (terrestrial) PLANET?
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturen
Earth
6
What is the effect of the Sun's gravity on the planets?
Each planet is drawn closer to the Sun.
Each planet is drawn farther away from each other.
Each planet is drawn farther away from the Sun.
Each planet is drawn closer to each other.
7
What is the correct order of the planets (from closest to the Sun to farthest)?
Mars, Earth, Neptune,Mercury, Venus, Jupiter,Uranus, Neptune
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,Neptune
Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter,Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
8
The Sun is a ...
comet
asteroid
star
planet
9
Which planet has the most moons orbiting it?
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
10
What would happen if the Sun increased in size (got bigger)?
The planets would be pushed away from the Sun.
The planets would be released from their orbits.
The planets would shrink.
The planets would be drawn closer to the Sun.
11
The Sun is primarily made of which 2 elements?
Oxygen and Carbon
Helium and Carbon
Hydrogen and Helium
Hydrogen and Oxygen
12
What is the Solar System?
The Sun,8 planets,moons, comets, asteroids,and dwarf planets
A model in Bill Nye's laboratory
The Sun and the planets
A video game
13
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Pluto was demoted?
It is too small to be considered a planet.
It is ugly.
Other larger bodies were discovered beyond Pluto.
Its orbit interfered with Neptune's orbit
14
Which of these planets is a GAS GIANT?
Earth
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
15
Which of the following objects is NOT part of our solar system?
dwarf planets
stars
cows
moons

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