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1
The shape of the planets' orbits around the sun is
an ellipse (oval shape).
a straight line.
a circle.
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What do the outer planets have in common?
They are small and rocky.
They are small and gaseous.
They are large and gaseous.
They are large and rocky.
3
Which planet has the Great Red Spot, which is a storm that has been raging for over 300 years?
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
4
Which planet has an iron core that is 85% of its size?
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus
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Which planet is the least dense in the Solar System and could float on water?
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
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What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Saturn
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
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Which planet has an atmosphere so thick that it has an extreme greenhouse effect and makes it the hottest planet in the
Venus
Earth
Mercury
Mars
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Which planet is the only one that rotates clockwise?
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Earth
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Which planet has long channel that might have been caused by flowing water at one time?
Mars
Mercury
Venus
Earth
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Which planet has the most complex ring system?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
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What do the inner planets have in common?
They are small and rocky.
They are large and gaseous.
They are small and gaseous.
They are large and rocky.
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These are the remnants of the earliest materials that formed in the Solar System; some burn up in Earth's atmosphere.
meteoroids
asteroids
dwarf planets
comets
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Why is Pluto considered a dwarf planet?
This is a trick question! Pluto is a planet!
It hasn't cleared the area of its orbit of smaller objects.
It doesn't orbit a star (the Sun).
It is not big enough to have its own gravity to be nearly round.
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Which planet is the only one with life on it (that we know of)?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
15
These small ice objects have elliptical paths around the Sun.
meteoroids
dwarf planets
comets
asteroids
16
Which planet has its axis that is tilted on its side?
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
17
Which planet has the largest volcano in the Solar System?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
18
Which planet has the strongest winds in the Solar System?
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
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Which of the following shows the planets in the correct order?
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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These are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun. Most are found between Mars and Jupiter.
meteoroids
asteroids
dwarf planets
comets
