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Solar System Quiz
Use this StudyStack to prepare for the planets quiz: 4th Grade
Question | Answer |
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Sun | A ball of glowing gases in space, the center of our Solar System. |
Orbit | The path a smaller body takes around a larger body. |
Venus | The second planet from the sun, the hottest planet, nearly the same size as Earth. |
Inner Planets | A nickname given to the first four planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. |
Saturn | The fifth planet from the sun, famous for its spectacular icy rings. |
Neptune | The eighth and furthest planet from the sun, blue in color, with very high wind speeds and faint, uneven rings. |
Mercury | The closest planet to the sun, it has almost no atmosphere and no moons. It is the tiniest planet. |
Mars | The fourth planet from the sun is known for its reddish color. It has two tiny moons. |
Jupiter | The fourth and largest planet, this planet has more mass than the other seven planets combined. It has many moons and very faint rings. |
Uranus | The seventh planet from the sun is not the furthest planet from the sun, and yet it is the coldest. It has a ring system, many moons, and is tilted sideways in its orbit. |
Outer Planets | A nickname given to the four planets that are furthest from the sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are also called "gas giants". |