NASA Glenn Videoconference: Space and the Solar System
Pre-Conference Assessment (HS): Answers

1. List the planets in order, starting with the planet closest to the sun.
   
   Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto
   
   
2. Which planet is the largest? Jupiter Which planet is the smallest? Pluto
   
   
3. Name two planets that do not have moons.
   
   Mercury and Venus
   
   
4. Which planet "sits on its side"?
   
   Uranus
   
   
5. What are Saturn's rings made of?
   
   Rock Debris and Ice
   
   
6. Which planets, other than Saturn, have rings?
   
   Uranus and Neptune
   
   
7. What is the most massive body in the solar system?
   
   The Sun

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