Solar System 101

How old is our solar system?
3.5 billion years
7 billion years
4.5 billion years
4.5 centuries
There are ________ planets in our solar system. The planets are divided into _________ categories known as Terrestrial and Jovian planets.
9 and 2
2 and 8
8 and 3
8 and 2
The Oort Cloud is:
The birthplace of most comets
The home of dwarf planets
The edge of our solar system
None of the above
What planets are terrestrial planets? Check all that apply:
Mercury
Jupiter
Venus
Earth
Neptune
Mars
Saturn
Mercury is the smallest planet and the closest to the sun
True
False
Earth is the ______ planet in our solar system.
2nd
Coldest
3rd
4th
What is the Astroid Belt?
An extra terrestrial accessory
The edge of the solar system
A flat disc of rocky objects
A constellation
Where is the Astroid Belt located?
Orbits the outer layer of the planets
Orbiting the terrestrial planets
Orbiting the jovian planets
None of the above
Kuiper belt is the birthplace of many comets and is home to dwarf planets such as Pluto
True
False
What are the characteristics of Jovian planets? Check all that apply
Made of rocky material
No solid surface
Multiple moons
Immense in size
Don't have rings
Relatively small
Support ring systems
What planets are gas giants?
Uranus and Saturn
Jupiter and Neptune
Jupiter and Saturn
Uranus and Neptune
Uranus and Neptune are _________?
Gas Giants
Ice Giants
Venus is the hottest planet.
True
False
Mars has never and will never support life.
True
False
Jupiter and Saturn are the largest planets in our solar system
True
False
Uranus is most famous for what?
Its color
Its sideways rotation
Its name
Its temperature
________ is the outer most planet and also one of the coldest.
Neptune
Venus
Jupiter
Mercury
Which planet has the shortest orbit in our solar system?
Mars
Mercury
Pluto is a dwarf planet.
True
False
Our sun is not a star.
True
False
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