which explains what is known about moons orbiting other planets in the solar system?

Some planets have dozens of moons

Why is the light from the Sun stronger than light from other stars?

The sun is closer to Earth than other stars

What is the difference between the inner and outer planets?

Inner planets: small and solid outer planets: big and gas

Which is true about the planets farthest from the sun?

They are large and made of gases

Why are stars only visible at night?

Their light is too dim to see during the day

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1
which explains what is known about moons orbiting other planets in the solar system?
There is little known about moons orbiting other planets
All planets have one moon
No other planets have moons
Some planets have dozens of moons
2
What is a star?
Large balls of burning gases
Asteroids that orbit Earth
Small planets that reflect the sun's light
Tiny glowing particles trapped in Earth's atmosphere
3
Why is the light from the Sun stronger than light from other stars?
The sun is closer to Earth than other stars
The sun gives off the most power
The sun is the biggest star
The sun is the hottest star
4
What is different between Earth and the other planets?
Only Earth orbits the Sun
Only Earth has a 365-day orbit
Only Earth has atmosphere
Only Earth has a moon
5
What needs to be corrected in the image?
Jupiter and Saturn are reversed
Neptune and Uranus are reversed
Mars and Earth are reversed
Mercury and Venus are reversed
6
What is the difference between the inner and outer planets?
Inner planets: small and solid outer planets: big and gas
Inner planets: thick atmosphere Outer planets: no atmosphere
Inner planets: same size Outer planets: size varies
Inner planets: frozen Outer planets: Rocky
7
What is one thing all planets in our solar system have in common?
They all orbit the sun
They are all hot
They are all big
They all have volcanoes
8
What is located between Mars and Jupiter?
Saturn
Earth
the asteroid belt
the Milky Way
9
What is something that several but not all planets have in common?
They are all the same color
They are all similar sizes
Some of them have moons
They can change their order at any point
10
Which of these planets are inner planets?
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
11
Which is true about the planets farthest from the sun?
They are small and made of ice
They are large and made of gases
They are large and covered in volcanoes
They are rocky and small
12
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth
Saturn
13
Why are stars only visible at night?
Stars turn on at night and not during the day
A star's light travels away from Earth, not toward it
The Sun moves out of the way at night
Their light is too dim to see during the day
14
Which planet revolves around the sun the fastest?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Saturn
15
Which planet revolves around the sun the slowest?
Mercury
Jupiter
Earth
Neptune

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