The Solar System Answer Key
1. Venus is covered by a thick layer of yellowish clouds.
True
2. Mercury is the second planet from the Sun.
False
3. The asteroid belt circles Saturn.
False
4. Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.
True
5. All the planets are made of rock.
False
6. Pluto and Uranus spin sideways, with their poles pointing toward
the Sun.
True
7. Mars is a dry planet with no water.
False
8. Saturn has the most moons of all the planets.
True
9. Mercury is the smallest planet.
False
10. It takes light 8 1/2 minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth.
True
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