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These sun features can damage our satellite radio and TV if they're too big!
solar flares
sun spots
solar winds
sun burns
2
The largest volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located on what planet?
Mars
Jupiter
Earth
Venus
3
Venus is often called Earth's sister planet because of their similarities in...
mass
atmosphere
density
size
4
What feature of Earth makes the four seasons possible?
axis tilt
moon
unequal heating
orbit
5
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are grouped together as the...
outer planets
gas group
terrestrial planets
inner planets
6
Jupiter's three small rings came from what?
blown up moons
craters
volcanoes
asteroids
7
Saturn is the biggest planet in our solar system
True
False
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This planet is the 7th farthest from the sun and also has no solid surface.
Saturn
Neptune
Mars
Uranus
9
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are grouped in what is called...
inner planets
outer planets
asteroids
gas giants
10
Mercury has very hot days and very cold nights because
it revolves quickly
it has no atmosphere
it's so close to the sun
it's so far from the sun
11
The first planet from the sun is this cute little red guy.
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Pluto
12
The inner planets and the outer planets are separated by THIS feature!
asteroid belt
gamma rays
Kuiper belt
Halley's comet
13
What gives Uranus its bright blue color?
UV rays
storm clouds
neon gas
methane gas
14
This feature of Saturn is very distinctive, and was once thought to be three moons!
satellites
storms
banding
rings
15
Jupiter has one giant storm on it that has been around for 300 years. What's this storm called?
Great Red Spot
Dust Storm
Tornado Tuesday
Ganymede
16
The sun creates energy through what process?
nuclear fusion
photosynthesis
ionization
nuclear fission
17
Mars is red because of what element?
aluminum
helium
mercury
iron
18
Earth is special because it's the only known planet to have WHAT.
life
tectonic plates
moon
liquid water
19
The largest moon in the solar system, Ganymede, belongs to which planet?
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Earth