Solar System

Gas giants

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Venus

Very few moons

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Mercury

Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Pluto

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Earth

Close to the sun

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Kuiper Belt

Which of the following is NOT true of all the inner planets?

• They are made of solid rock.
• They are called gas giants.
• They do not have rings.
• They have impact craters.

Which of the following is NOT true of the planet Pluto?

• It has methane icecaps.
• It orbits the sun in an ellipse.
• It is not a gas giant.
• It is a large planet.

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

Which is the second closest planet to the sun?

• Earth
• Saturn
• Venus
• Mercury