Inner vs. Outer Planets & Gravity

Solid, rocky surface is a characteristic for...

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Saturn

Venus is the hottest planet in our Solar System because...

• it is close to the Sun
• it has no atmosphere and is close to the Sun
• it has a thick atmosphere and is close to the Sun
• has no atmosphere

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Which planet rotates from North to South because of a possible collision with an asteroid?

• Venus
• Mars
• Saturn
• Uranus

Home to the 'Great Red Spot'

• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Miami

Which force is keeping the planets in position and orbiting the Sun?

• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Electricity
• Friction

What is a common characteristic of the inner  planets?

• Gaseous
• Distance between them is longer
• Rings
• Distance between them is shorter

True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

• True
• False

Due to gravity, which planet would you be the heaviest on?

• Mercury
• Sun
• Earth
• Saturn

Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune Mercury, Uranus