We began last week by discussing our solar system. Our solar system is located in the Milky Way Galaxy. While we used to have nine planets, Pluto has be declassified and is not known as a dwarf planet. Our eight planets in order from the sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Their order can be remembered by the first letters of "my very educated mother just served us nachos. The first four planets are terrestrial and the last four are jovian. Terrestrial planets have a ground surface that could be landed on, while jovian planets are similar to Jupiter in that they are gas giants. The planet most similar to Earth is Mars, while the jovian planets are the most different from Earth. All of the jovian planets have rings, but Saturn's are the most well known.
Using the information from above, complete this short quiz.
1. What is the fifth planet from our sun?
2. What makes Mars a terrestrail planet?
3. How many planets are in our solar system?
4. What planet is closest to the sun?
5. Which planet is most similar to Earth?
6. How many planets have rings?
7. What is Pluto?
8. How can you remember the order of the planets?
9. Which planet's rings are most well known?
10. Where is our solar system located?
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