- 1. Mercury is the hottest planet because it is the closest planet to the Sun.
A) True
B) False
- 2. Earth is the ____ largest planet in the solar system.
A) fourth
B) Fifth
C) second
D) third
- 3. Put the following planets in order from the sun. Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Venus
A) Earth, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter
B) Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
C) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
D) Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus
- 4. Like the Sun, the moon rises and sets as a result of the Earth's rotation.
A) False
B) True
- 5. Earth's shadow falls on the moon during _____.
A) New Moon
B) Solar Eclipses
C) Full Moon
D) Lunar Eclipses
- 6. How many planets are there in our solar system?
A) six
B) eight
C) seven
D) nine
- 7. Spirit was the first rover spacecraft to land on Mars.
A) False
B) True
- 8. It takes the moon 29 1/2 days to make one revolution around Earth.
A) True
B) False
- 9. In which phase is the moon closest to the Sun?
A) New Moon
B) Crescent moon
C) Full Moon
D) Gibbous Moon
- 10. Which of the following statements about the Sun is correct?
A) All of the statements.
B) The Sun is a star, not a planet.
C) The Sun is a hot ball of glowing gases
D) The Sun is the center of the solar system
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