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What is the hottest planet?
a) Venus
b) Uranus
c) Mercury
d) Neptune

Earth is the __________ planet from the Sun.
a) First
b) Second
c) Third
d) Last

Which planet is made mostly of liquid water?
a) Sun
b) Earth
c) Mars
d) Jupiter

What planet is close to the same size as Earth?
a) Pluto
b) Mars
c) Saturn
d) Venus

Which planet is the only planet to spin on its side?
a) Earth
b) Neptune
c) Jupiter
d) Uranus

What are the rings of Saturn made of?
a) Rocks and dust
b) Ice crystals
c) Rock, frozen gases, ice crystals, and water
d) Stars

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
a) Saturn
b) Earth
c) Mars
d) Jupiter

How many planets are in our solar system? (not including Pluto)
a) 7
b) 8
c) 9
d) 10

The Sun is the only ___________ in our solar system.
a) Planet
b) Moon
c) Star
d) Meteor

Which is the smallest planet?
a) Neptune
b) Earth
c) Mercury
d) Jupiter

How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?
a) 30 days
b) 100 days
c) 365 days
d) 600 days

What keeps the Moon in orbit around Earth?
a) Gravity
b) Ocean Tides
c) Magnetism
d) Nuclear Fusion

Two objects have a certain gravitational force between them. What would happen if the mass of one of the objects suddenly increased?
a) The mass of the other object would increase.
b) The gravitational force of the objects would remain constant.
c) The distance between the objects would increase.
d) The gravitational force between the two objects would increase.

Why are Earth, other planets, and most planetary objects spherical?
a) The force of gravity acting evenly in all directions around the center of the mass
b) heat received from the sun melting the object's surface at the time of formation
c) erosion made by asteroids hitting the object's surface at the time of formation
d) pressure of atmosphere acting evenly in all directions on the object's surface

What two things determine the gravity of an object?
a) mass and weight
b) density and mass
c) mass and distance
d) volume and distance

Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?
a) weight
b) force
c) mass
d) pounds

A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on Earth because...
a) Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b) Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
c) Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
d) Jupiter has less mass, and therefore less gravity

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