5th Grade Solar System (VA SOL)

Question 1

The largest planet is _________

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

Question 2

The planet closest to the sun is..

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 3

Who believed that the Sun was the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Copernicus and Galileo

Question 4

What protects people on Earth from the Sun's harmful rays?

Accepted Answer

The atmosphere

Question 5

What does "orbit" mean?

Accepted Answer

to revolve around

Question 6

How many planets make up our solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

Question 7

What is the sun made up of?

Accepted Answer

Gases like helium and hydrogen

Question 8

What is the sixth planet from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 9

Which moon phase would come NEXT?

Accepted Answer

New moon

Question 10

Identify the moon phase in this picture.

Accepted Answer

Waning gibbous

Question 11

Identify the phase of the moon in this picture.

Accepted Answer

Waning crescent

Question 12

Which planet is known for its beautiful rings, which are made of ice and dust?

Accepted Answer

Saturn

Question 13

Every 365 days, the Earth completes one ___________

Accepted Answer

revolution

Question 14

What is at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

The Sun

Question 15

What moon phase would come NEXT?

Accepted Answer

Waxing gibbous

Question 16

What space missions helped us learn new information about the moon?

Accepted Answer

Apollo

Question 17

Which two are gas planets?

Accepted Answer

Neptune and Jupiter

Question 18

Which planet is the fourth away from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mars

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