Solar System Quiz 28 (20 MCQs)

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1. Earth has more ..... than land.
2. Which is the SECOND largest planet?
3. What planet rotates on a tilted axis and looks like it is laying on its side?
4. Which term describes a small body from which a planet forms?
5. In a complete sentence name three physical features of the Earth?
6. Why are the outer planets cold and dark?
7. What is a planet?
8. Which of the following planets orbits closest to the Sun?
9. What is the order of the gas giant planets from closest to farthest away from the sun?
10. Why do the sun and moon appear to move across the sky?
11. Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?
12. Large pieces of space rock with irregular shapes, most are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
13. Which planet is not an inner planet?
14. The group of outer planets are known as
15. Where is the asteroid belt found?
16. What does the interstellar cloud form into next?
17. It takes about ..... for the moon to go through all of its phases.
18. Is about the same size as Earth. Has a rock surface. This planet has a thick atmosphere that is mostly carbon-dioxide-gas traps the sun's heat which makes it the hottest planet in the solar system
19. A giant sphere of glowing gases is a .....
20. A huge ball of very hot, glowing gases in space that can produce its own hear and light is called a(n)