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Size of the Solar System Quiz Please Do Not Write on This Paper Takk Scale Diameter of Planets Mercury 0.8 cm Venus 2.0 cm Earth 2.1 cm Mars 1.1 cm Jupiter 23.5 cm Saturn 19.8 cm Uranus 8.4 cm Neptune 8.2 cm 1. Based upon the scale chart of planet size, HOW MANY cm less is Mercury than Neptune is? a. 21.4 cm b. 17.7 cm c. 7.4 cm d. 2.4 cm 2. Mary looked in her science book at a picture of the solar system. The planets were large and colorful but she knew it was NOT an accurate model. Why? a. The planets should have been much FARTHER apart. b. The planets are NOT colorful. They are white. c. We DON’T know exactly what the planets look like, so it was a guess. d. Planets are oval and NOT round. 3. The FARTHER away from the Sun … a. the CLOSER together the planets. b. the FARTHER apart the planets. c. SOME planets are close, OTHERS are farther apart. d. NONE of the above. 4. The Solar System is … a. MOSTLY b. MOSTLY c. MOSTLY d. MOSTLY planets. planets and comets. rocky worlds. empty space. Use the table below to answer questions #5, #6, #7 & #8. Category Distance from Sun (million kilometers) Diameter (kilometers) Saturn 1,400 Mercury 58 Neptune 6,000 Mars 230 120,000 4,900 50,000 6,800 5. Which graph CORRECTLY compares the distances from the Sun? a. b. Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) Neptune Saturn Mercury Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) Mars Mars Mercury Saturn Neptune 0 Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) d. 4000 6000 Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) 7000 6000 5000 4000 Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) 3000 2000 1000 0 Mars Neptune Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) 3000 2000 1000 0 ar s Sa tu rn Ne pt un e 4000 M 5000 er cu ry 6000 M c. 2000 6. What is the CORRECT order of the planets in order of diameter from the LARGEST to the SMALLEST? a. Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Mars b. Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Mercury c. Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, Mars d. Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Saturn 7. Which graph CORRECTLY compares the diameters of the four planets? Diameter (kilometers) Diameter (kilometers) c. 140000 120000 100000 80000 Neptune Saturn Diameter (kilometers) 60000 40000 20000 0 Diameter (kilometers) Mars Sa tu rn Ne pt un e 0 Neptune Saturn Mars Mercury 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 Diameter (kilometers) Diameter (kilometers) 150000 Diameter (kilometers) d. 120000 100000 80000 60000 40000 20000 0 Saturn b. 100000 Neptune Diameter (kilometers) 50000 Mars M M ar s er cu ry Mercury Mercury a. Diameter (kilometers) Diameter (kilometers) 8. What is the CORRECT order of the planets in order of distance from the FARTHEST from the Sun to the CLOSEST to the Sun? a. Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Mars b. Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Mercury c. Neptune, Saturn, Mars, Mercury d. Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Saturn Answer Key 1. Based upon the scale chart of planet size, HOW MANY cm less is Mercury than Neptune is? c. 7.4 cm a. 21.4 cm b. 17.7 cm d. 2.4 cm 2. Mary looked in her science book at a picture of the solar system. The planets were large and colorful but she knew it was NOT an accurate model. Why? a. The planets should have been much FARTHER apart. b. The planets are NOT colorful. They are white. c. We DON’T know exactly what the planets look like, so it was a guess. d. Planets are oval and NOT round. 3. The FARTHER away from the Sun … a. the CLOSER together the planets. b. the FARTHER apart the planets. c. SOME planets are close, OTHERS are farther apart. d. NONE of the above. 4. The Solar System is … a. MOSTLY planets. b. MOSTLY planets and comets. c. MOSTLY rocky worlds. d. MOSTLY empty space. d. Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) 7000 6000 5000 4000 Distance from Sun (millions of kilomters) ar s Sa tu rn Ne pt un e M er cu ry 3000 2000 1000 0 M 5. 6. What is the CORRECT order of the planets in order of diameter from the LARGEST to the SMALLEST? a. Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Mars c. Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, Mars c. Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Mercury d. Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Saturn 7. c. Diameter (kilometers) Neptune Saturn Diameter (kilometers) Mars Mercury 0 50000 100000 150000 8. What is the CORRECT order of the planets in order of distance from the FARTHEST from the Sun to the CLOSEST to the Sun? a. Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Mars Mars, Mercury c. Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Mercury c. Neptune, Saturn, d. Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Saturn
