Most of what astronomers know about the outer planets has come from visits by the _________ space probes.

• USA
• Galileo
• NASA
• Air Force

Compared to Earth, the Outer planets are HUGE.  True or False

• True
• False
• Neither
• Both

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The first four outer planets from the sun out are:

• Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Neptune
• Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

The first four outer planets are:

• Much smaller and have rocky surfaces.
• Much larger and have rocky surfaces.
• Much larger and do not have solid surfaces.
• Much smaller and do not have solid surfaces.

The gas giants have so much mass, they exert a much stronger gravitational force.True or False

• True
• False
• Neither
• Both

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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The outer planets all have deep atmospheres.True or False

• True
• False
• Both
• Niether

The composition of the outer planets atmospheres is similar to the gases in the __________.

• Mercury
• Venus
• Sun
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

All of the giant planets have a solid surface.  True or False

• True
• False
• Niether
• Both

Giant planets have cores that are:

• Partly solid core made of rock, ice, frozen carbon dioxide.
• Partly solid core made of rock, no ice, frozen carbon dioxide.
• Partly solid core made of rock, ice, liquid carbon dioxide.
• Soggy core made of rock, ice, liquid carbon dioxide.

Jupiter has a thick atmosphere made up mainly of _______ and ________.

• Hydrogen and Nitrogen
• Hydrogen and Helium
• Nitrogen and Argon
• Nitrogen and Helium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1