1. Space Boot Camp 3.8D Identify the planets in Earth’s solar system and their position in relation to the Sun. A. Coelho

2. Planets That Can Be Seen Without a Telescope 1. Which planet has a year with a length closest to the length of a year on Earth? A Mercury B Venus C Mars D Jupiter 2004 TAKS Information Booklet, #19

3. Planets That Can Be Seen Without a Telescope 1. Which planet has a year with a length closest to the length of a year on Earth? A Mercury B Venus C Mars D Jupiter 2004 TAKS Information Booklet, #19

4. 2. Which two planets are closest to Earth? A Mercury and Saturn B Mars and Jupiter C Mercury and Venus D Venus and Mars TAKS 2003—#13 (51%)

5. 2. Which two planets are closest to Earth? A Mercury and Saturn B Mars and Jupiter C Mercury and Venus D Venus and Mars TAKS 2003—#13 (51%)

6. 3. Which of these best represents Mars? FQ G R H S J T TAKS 2003—#26 (61%)

7. 3. Which of these best represents Mars? FQ G R H S J T TAKS 2003—#26 (61%)

8. 4. The sun and the planets orbiting it make up a— A galaxy B system C planet D unit

9. 4. The sun and the planets orbiting it make up a— A galaxy B system C planet D unit

10. 5. A student memorizes the names of the planets and their position related to the sun. He remembers that the fifth planet from the sun is – AEarth BMercury CJupiter DSaturn

11. 5. A student memorizes the names of the planets and their position related to the sun. He remembers that the fifth planet from the sun is – AEarth BMercury CJupiter DSaturn

12. 6. Which is not a planet in our solar system? AUranus BNeptune CSaturn DVenice

13. 6. Which is not a planet in our solar system? AUranus BNeptune CSaturn DVenice

14. 7. What planet comes between the planets Saturn and Neptune? APluto BUranus CJupiter DVenus

15. 7. What planet comes between the planets Saturn and Neptune? APluto BUranus CJupiter DVenus

16. 8. The Earth comes between what two planets? ANeptune and Pluto BSaturn and Uranus CJupiter and Saturn DVenus and Mars

17. 8. The Earth comes between what two planets? ANeptune and Pluto BSaturn and Uranus CJupiter and Saturn DVenus and Mars

18. 9. Which of the following planets has the shortest year? AMercury BJupiter CSaturn DUranus

19. 9. Which of the following planets has the shortest year? AMercury BJupiter CSaturn DUranus **Because it’s closest to the sun**

20. 10. Which planet comes between Mars and Saturn? AEarth BJupiter CNeptune DMercury

21. 10. Which planet comes between Mars and Saturn? AEarth BJupiter CNeptune DMercury

22. 11. Which statement best explains why the moon appears much larger than Jupiter in the night sky? A The moon emits more light than Jupiter. B The moon has a larger gravitational pull than Jupiter. C Jupiter is farther away from Earth than the moon. D Jupiter is moving much faster through space than the moon.

23. 11. Which statement best explains why the moon appears much larger than Jupiter in the night sky? A The moon emits more light than Jupiter. B The moon has a larger gravitational pull than Jupiter. C Jupiter is farther away from Earth than the moon. D Jupiter is moving much faster through space than the moon.

24. 12. Which of the following is the correct order of the inner planets, from innermost to outermost? AJupiter, Mars, Earth, Saturn B Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars CMercury, Mars, Earth, Venus DMars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter

25. 12. Which of the following is the correct order of the inner planets, from innermost to outermost? AJupiter, Mars, Earth, Saturn B Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars CMercury, Mars, Earth, Venus DMars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter

26. 13. What object is found in the center of our solar system? AJupiter BPluto CThe moon DThe sun

27. 13. What object is found in the center of our solar system? AJupiter BPluto CThe moon DThe sun

28. 14. The sun is at the center of our solar system. Which of the following is another word for our sun? AStar B Planet CGalaxy DMeteorite

29. 14. The sun is at the center of our solar system. Which of the following is another word for our sun? AStar B Planet CGalaxy DMeteorite

30. 15. The sun is at the center of our solar system, and all the planets orbit it. Why do the planets orbit the sun? AThe sun’s magnetic energy attracts all of the planets. BThe sun is the only object in the sky. CThe sun has the most mass and the most gravitational pull. DThe sun is more dense, so it is the only object in the sky with gravity.

31. 15. The sun is at the center of our solar system, and all the planets orbit it. Why do the planets orbit the sun? AThe sun’s magnetic energy attracts all of the planets. BThe sun is the only object in the sky. CThe sun has the most mass and the most gravitational pull. DThe sun is more dense, so it is the only object in the sky with gravity.

32. 16. Which of the following planets is closest to the sun? AMercury BJupiter CVenus DPluto

33. 16. Which of the following planets is closest to the sun? AMercury BJupiter CVenus DPluto

34. 17. Which of the following planets is farthest from the sun? ASaturn BJupiter CMars DEarth

35. 17. Which of the following planets is farthest from the sun? ASaturn BJupiter CMars DEarth

36. 18. What is the curved path that a planet follows as it revolves around the sun called? APhase BOrbit CSatellite DEclipse

37. 18. What is the curved path that a planet follows as it revolves around the sun called? APhase BOrbit CSatellite DEclipse

38. 19. Which of the following is the correct order of the outer planets, from innermost to outermost? AJupiter, Mars, Earth, Saturn B Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars CPluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter DJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

39. 19. Which of the following is the correct order of the outer planets, from innermost to outermost? AJupiter, Mars, Earth, Saturn B Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars CPluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter DJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

40. 20. Why is the sun the only star that we usually see during the daytime? AThe other stars do not shine in the daytime. BThe other stars are cooler during the daytime. CThe sun is brighter because it is closer than the other stars. DThe Earth’s atmosphere makes it impossible to see the other stars.

41. 20. Why is the sun the only star that we usually see during the daytime? AThe other stars do not shine in the daytime. BThe other stars are cooler during the daytime. CThe sun is brighter because it is closer than the other stars. DThe Earth’s atmosphere makes it impossible to see the other stars.

42. 21. Which of the following lists objects from largest to smallest? AMoon, star, Earth BPlanet, sun, moon CSun, planet, moon DEarth, moon, sun

43. 21. Which of the following lists objects from largest to smallest? AMoon, star, Earth BPlanet, sun, moon CSun, planet, moon DEarth, moon, sun

44. 22. In the diagram below, the letter A represents Mercury and the letter C represents Earth. Which planet is represented by the letter B? A B C

45. 22. In the diagram below, the letter A represents Mercury and the letter C represents Earth. Which planet is represented by the letter B? A B C Venus

46. 23. In the diagram below, the letter A represents Saturn and the letter C represents Neptune. Which planet is represented by the letter B? A B C

47. 23. In the diagram below, the letter A represents Saturn and the letter C represents Neptune. Which planet is represented by the letter B? A B C Uranus

48. 24. In the diagram below, the letter A represents Earth and the letter C represents Jupiter. Which planet is represented by the letter B? A B C

49. 24. In the diagram below, the letter A represents Earth and the letter C represents Jupiter. Which planet is represented by the letter B? A B C Mars

50. 25. Which of the following shows the list of planets in our solar system in the correct order starting from the Sun? AMars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune BVenus, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune CMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune DNeptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

51. 25. Which of the following shows the list of planets in our solar system in the correct order starting from the Sun? AMars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune BVenus, Mercury, Uranus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune CMercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune DNeptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

52. 26. What determines the length of a planet’s year? AHow large the planet is BThe number of days in its year CThe time it takes to rotate on its axis DThe time it takes to revolve around the sun

53. 26. What determines the length of a planet’s year? AHow large the planet is BThe number of days in its year CThe time it takes to rotate on its axis DThe time it takes to revolve around the sun

54. 27. A student is building a model of the solar system. Which planet should be placed on peg 6? FSaturn GJupiter HEarth JMars

55. 27. A student is building a model of the solar system. Which planet should be placed on peg 6? FSaturn GJupiter HEarth JMars

56. 28. What is the closest star to Earth? Athe Moon BNorth Star CSaturn Dthe Sun

57. 28. What is the closest star to Earth? Athe Moon BNorth Star CSaturn Dthe Sun

58. 29. Which number in the diagram represents the planet Earth? A1 B 2 C3 D4 A Diagram of the Inner Planets

59. 29. Which number in the diagram represents the planet Earth? A1 B 2 C3 D4 A Diagram of the Inner Planets