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Does the Sun orbit Earth or does Earth orbit the Sun?

06 earth and sun

The Sun orbits Earth
Earth orbits the Sun
Both the Sun and the Earth orbit each other

Great job!

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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True or False: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.

Jupiter

True
False

You've nailed it!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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What is the name of Earth's moon?

Moon

Moon
Sao
Titan

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

Not quite right. 😢

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Which is the fourth planet to the sun?

04 Mars

Venus
Neptune
Earth
Mars

Impressive! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

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Which planet is bigger?

05 Uranus

Uranus
Neptune

Amazing! 👍

Not quite right. 😢

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How many planets are there in our solar system?

8
7
6

That's right!

Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

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Which planet does this surface photo depict?

15 Mars surface photo

Venus
Mars

Great!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Which of these planets is the coldest?

Neptune moons

Mars
Venus
Uranus
Saturn

Beautiful! 👍

Not quite.

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True or False: Mercury is the hottest planet.

09 Mercury

False
True

Super!

That was incorrect.

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The brightest star in the night sky is:

10 Sirius

Sirius
Star Trek
The North Star

You're doing great!

Nope, sorry. 😢

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Which planets have rings?

Planet rings

Saturn and Neptune
Saturn and Uranus
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune

Beautiful! 👍

Not quite.

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What is the name of our neighboring galaxy?

Andromeda Galaxy

The Milky Way
Supernova
Andromeda Galaxy

Superb!

I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

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Which planet is known as Earth's sister?

13 Venus

Mercury
Venus

Nice going!

Doh! 🤬

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How many moons does Pluto have?

14 Pluto moon

10
1
5

Boom! Nailed it! 👊

Uh-oh. That was incorrect. 😔

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Stars are made primarily of:

15 Stars

Fire and rock
Helium and Carbon
Hydrogen and helium

You get a gold star for that! 🌟

Not quite right. 😢

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