Inner Planets - Day 2

Inner Planets - Day 2

Pages 156-157

Let's Review First

Multiple Choice

How many planets revolve around the sun?

• 4

• 8

• 9

• 12

Multiple Select

What TWO characteristics define a planet?

• made of rock.

• large, round and revolve around a star.

• rotates and revolves

• has cleared the region around its orbit

Multiple Choice

What is the shape of the orbits of the planets?

• round

• elliptical

• square

• zig-zaggy

Multiple Choice

What causes the planets to stay in their orbits?

• Newton's 1st Law of Motion

• to avoid running into other planets

• its the law of the solar system

• the gravitational force of the sun

Multiple Choice

Mercury is very close in size to _____.

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth's Moon

Multiple Select

Select ALL the true statements about Mercury.

• It is the closest planet to the sun.

• It is super hot during the day.

• It has almost no atmosphere.

• It is covered by craters from being hit by meteorites.

• It is very cold at night.

Multiple Choice

How are Venus and Earth SIMILAR?

• size

• rotate direction

Multiple Choice

How are Venus and Earth DIFFERENT?

• size

• rotate direction

Multiple Choice

How are Venus and Mercury SIMILAR?

• size

• temperature

• atmosphere

Multiple Choice

How are Venus and Mercury DIFFERENT?

• atmosphere

• temperature

Multiple Choice

What causes us to not be able to see the surface of Venus very well?

• size

• rotate direction

• temperature

• atmosphere

Multiple Choice

What causes Venus to appear very bright?

• size

• rotate direction

• temperature

• atmosphere

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE? Earth is our solar system's largest planet?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE? Earth is our solar system's largest rocky planet?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE? Earth is the only planet to have liquid water on its surface?

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE? Earth is wrapped in a thin layer of gas?

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Which statements are true about Earth's atmosphere? (select all that apply)

• it is a layer of gas

• it filters out some of the sun's harmful rays

• it helps pull us down to the Earth's surface

• its gases are needed for plants and animals to exist

Multiple Choice

Why does the moon have so many craters?

• it has almost no atmosphere

• it is very small

• meteorites bounce off of Earth's atmosphere and hit it

• rocks tend to hit other rocks