Investigating the Solar System

Front

What is the fourth planet from the sun?

Back

Mars

Front

What are the four inner planets characterized as?

Back

Rocky and small

Front

What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?

Back

Distance between them is shorter

Front

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Front

What is the imaginary line around which a planet spins called?

Back

Axis

Front

What are the outer planets primarily made of?

Back

Gases and ice

Front

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

Back

Mars

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What is the term for the path a planet takes around the sun?

Back

Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

Which planet is closest to the sun?

Back

Mercury