Unit 1 Solar System Quiz 1
____________  is the center of our solar system
Jupiter
The sun
Mars
Pluto
The solar system is made up of the __________and all the planets that orbit around it.
Comets
Sun
asteriods
Pluto
Earth is the ____ planet from the sun.
1st
8th
3rd
4th
__________ is the force that keeps
the planets in orbit.
A PUSH
DENSITY
MAGNETISM
GRAVITY
Gravity is affected by two things:
weight and distance
mass and weight
distance and weight
mass and distance
rectangular
circular 
square
no orbit
The planets in our Solar System have 
____________ shaped orbits.
They are gas giants
They are sphere shaped and orbit the sun
They have rocky surfaces
They all can support life.
Which of the following do the 8 planets
 all have in common?
When we look at the orbits of the planets, we can seetheir order or distance from the sun.  Which planets lie closest to the sun?  We call theminner planets.
Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
Venus, Earth, Mars and Jupiter
The only planet that is 70% water and has
oxygen can support life.
Which planet is that?
Jupiter
Earth
Sun
Mars
Which planet has the greatest 
gravitational force?
Earth
 Jupiter
Neptune
The Moon
What is the reason that Moon orbits Earth?
The gravity of Moon keeps Mars in orbit
The gravity of Earth keeps Moon in orbit
It is pulled by magnetism
Jupiter's gravitational pull
When the distance between two objects in
space are great, the gravitational force between
them is _____________ than when they are  close
together.
the same
greater
less
more
Which planets have orbits
that lie farther from the sun
than Jupiter?
Earth, Mars and Neptune
Mercury, Venus and Earth
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Mars, Mercury and Venus
Mercury
Which of the following is a land or
terrestrial planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune

Jupiter is a terrestrial planet, Venus is a gas giant
Jupiter has no moons, Venus has two moons
Jupiter is a gas giant, Venus is a terrestrial planet
Jupiter is a planet, Venus is a large asteroid
How is Venus different than Jupiter?
There are ____________ planets in our 
solar system that orbit the Sun.
8
9
4
5
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