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Solar System Study Guide
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1. The ________________ is the center of our solar system.
2. The largest body in our solar system is the __________________.
3. Our sun is a star that is made up of burning gases of _____________ and
____________________.
4. The main reason the planets revolve around the sun is because of a strong force or
pull called _____________________.
5. The path an object travels in space is called ____________________.
6. The boundary that separates the first 4 planets from the remaining 4 planets is called
____________________ ____________________.
Answer each of the following questions in a complete sentence.
7. Who is the scientist responsible for explaining the Universal Law of Gravity?
8. What is the Universal Law of Gravity?
9. What are the 4 planets closest to the sun called?
10. Describe the surface of the first 4 planets.
11. List the first 4 planets in order from the sun.
12. What are asteroids made up of?
13. What are the four planets that follow the Asteroid Belt called?
14. List the 8 planets in order from the sun. Remember to capitalize the names of each planet.
Multiple Choice
15. The planets outside the Asteroid Belt are made up of ____________.
A) Gas
B) Rocks
C) Minerals
D) Vitamins
16. The largest planet in our solar system is ______________.
A) Sun
B) Saturn
C) Earth
D) Jupiter
17. The outer planets in order from the sun are ______________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
18. The closet planet to the sun is ______________.
A) Uranus
B) Neptune
C) Mars
D) Mercury
19. What object in space is made out of frozen dust and ice?
A) Comet
B) Asteroid
C) Moon
D) Sun