Deck 1: Our Planetary Neighborhood

Question 1

The two nearest planets to the Earth are

A) Mercury and Venus
B) Mars and Jupiter
C) Venus and Mars
D) Pluto and Mars

Answer 1

Venus and Mars

Question 2

The total number of planets orbiting the sun is __.

A) 6
B) 7
C) 8
D) 10

Answer 2

8

Question 3

Venus' radius as compared to the Earth in radius is ___.

A) .53
B) .67
C) .10
D) .95

Answer 3

.95

Question 4

The sun's mass as compared to Earth is ___.

A) 300,000 times smaller
B) 300,000 times larger
C) 100 times smaller
D) 100 times larger

Question 5

________ is the distance from the Earth to the sun.

Question 6

The two nearest planets to the Earth are:
______________ and _________________.

Question 7

Earth is considered a planet.

Question 8

The Astronomical Unit is about 150 million km.