Solar System “WH” Questions

1. How many planets and dwarf planets are in our Solar System?_________________

2. Which planet or dwarf planet is nearest the Sun?_______________________

3. Which planet or dwarf planet is farthest from the Sun?_______________________

4. Which planet is the biggest?_______________________

5. Which planet has the biggest, most easily-seen rings orbiting it? __________________

6. What is the name of the group of objects that orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter? ____________________

7. What is at the center of our Solar System?_______________________

8. What are the inner planets made of? _______________________

9. What are the icy objects with huge tails that orbit the Sun? ______________________

10. Which planet is called the "red planet"? ______________________