QUIZ!
READ ALL THE DIRECTIONS! Good Luck!
1. What does the word revolve mean?
A: To spin (like a top)
B: To get bigger
C: To move in a circle around something
D: Another word for planet
2. TRUE/FALSE: The Sun revolves around the Earth
A: True
B: False
3. How many moons does the Earth have?
A: 7
B: 1
C: 3
D: 2
4. What is the Sun?
A: Dwarf Planet
B: Planet
C: Moon
D: Star
5. Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
A: It is smaller than all the other planets
B: It is shaped like a square
C: It has an oval-shaped orbit
D: A and C
E: All of the Above
The next 3 questions will all ask you Which Planet is Closer to the Sun? You will need to use what you know about the order of the planets to answer the questions so you can write out the mnemonic device on a piece of scrap paper if you need to.
6. Which Planet is Closer to the Sun?
A: Saturn
B: Jupiter
C: Mars
D: Uranus
7. Which Planet is Closer to the Sun?
A: Mercury
B: Venus
C: Mars
D: Earth
8. Which Planet is Closer to the Sun?
A: Neptune
B: Uranus
C: Saturn
D: Jupiter
1. What does the word revolve mean?
A: To spin (like a top)
B: To get bigger
C: To move in a circle around something
D: Another word for planet
2. TRUE/FALSE: The Sun revolves around the Earth
A: True
B: False
3. How many moons does the Earth have?
A: 7
B: 1
C: 3
D: 2
4. What is the Sun?
A: Dwarf Planet
B: Planet
C: Moon
D: Star
5. Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?
A: It is smaller than all the other planets
B: It is shaped like a square
C: It has an oval-shaped orbit
D: A and C
E: All of the Above
The next 3 questions will all ask you Which Planet is Closer to the Sun? You will need to use what you know about the order of the planets to answer the questions so you can write out the mnemonic device on a piece of scrap paper if you need to.
6. Which Planet is Closer to the Sun?
A: Saturn
B: Jupiter
C: Mars
D: Uranus
7. Which Planet is Closer to the Sun?
A: Mercury
B: Venus
C: Mars
D: Earth
8. Which Planet is Closer to the Sun?
A: Neptune
B: Uranus
C: Saturn
D: Jupiter
We're not done yet! Have you ever thought: Do some planets revolve around the sun faster/slower if they are closer/farther? What happens when two planets get too close?
Think about the questions above while playing this game and then use your new solar system knowledge to figure out why it happens.You can create your own solar system by adding, subtracting, and moving planets and other parts of our solar system in this fun game!