How many planets are in the solar system?

8

Name the planets in our solar system.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What is a requirement for an object to be considered a planet?

Be in orbit around a star, dominate its orbit, and be spherical

Name the terrestrial planets.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,

Name the gas giant planets.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Which planet cannot be seen with the unaided eye?

Neptune

What is Pluto?

Dwarf Planet

What is generally the correct order of objects from smallest to largest?

Meteoroid, dwarf planet, planet, Sun, solar system

What is the Oort cloud?

The furthest boundary of our solar system

Where is the Kuiper Belt?

Beyond Neptune

Approximately much of the solar system’s total mass is made up by the Sun?

99%

What do all planets have in common?

rocky core

Draw the solar system.

Include Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Kuiper Belt, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Oort Cloud