Solar system

Put the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest.

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

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

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

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

What are the terrestrial (rocky) planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Pluto

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury

• Mercury, Earth, Pluto, Eris

What planet do humans hope to colonize (send people to) next?

• The moon

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

What are the jovian (gas giant) planets?

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Sun

• Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Earth, Pluto, Krypton

What planet has the shortest year?

• The Moon

• Mercury

• Earth

• Uranus

What planet has the longest year?

• Earth

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Venus

What planet has the strongest gravity?

• jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

• Neptune

What planet takes 365 ¼ days to orbit the sun?

• Venus

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Earth

The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located on this planet.

• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury
• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.

• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune