4th Grade Solar System Final Review

Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.

Our solar system is made up of eight planets.

Planets ____ on their axes and _____around the sun.

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Select the gas giants.

What is true about Mars?

Which planet is fifth from the sun?

Which planet has the same mass and size as Earth?

Select the inner planets.

The temperatures on the surface of Venus are hot enough to melt lead.

We now know that _____ is the center of our solar system and the planets revolve around the _____.

Mars is fourth from the sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered __ planets.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called __.

Uranus is seventh from the sun.

What causes Jupiter's colored cloud patterns?

Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and its atmosphere is very thin.

Which planet is third from the sun?

Saturn is sixth from the sun.

Which gas giant spins on its side?

Select the outer planets.

Venus is second from the sun.

Select the terrestrial planets.

Early astronomers believed that ___ was the center of the universe and all other heavenly bodies orbited around Earth.

All four gas giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) have rings.

Why isn't Pluto considered a planet?

___ is the cold, blue planet that is furthest from the sun.

What makes Earth suitable for life?