Topic 1 Solar System Savvas Realize

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

They all are gaseous planets.

Question 2

A _____ is a huge system of gas, dust, stars, and objects orbiting stars that is held together by the force of gravity.

Accepted Answer

galaxy

Question 3

Which planet has a rocky surface?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 4

Which of these planets are most like Earth?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 5

Which choice best describes the parts of the Milky Way Galaxy?

Accepted Answer

gas, dust, stars, and objects that orbit stars

Question 6

Which is true about planets and asteroids?

Accepted Answer

They revolve around the sun.

Question 7

Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 9

There are two natural objects that revolve around Mars. What are these objects called?

Accepted Answer

moons

Question 10

What type of galaxy is shown in the illustration?

Accepted Answer

spiral galaxy

Question 11

Which planet is an inner planet?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 12

Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

Accepted Answer

a comet

Question 13

The illustration shows an abundance of objects between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What are these objects?

Accepted Answer

asteroids

Question 14

Which outer planet has the least number of moons?

Accepted Answer

Neptune

Question 15

What are the surfaces of the outer planets mostly made of?

Accepted Answer

gases

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