Solar System Review

Which planets are considered the inner planets?

• Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giant Planets

• Dwarf Planets

Which planets are considered the outer planets?

• Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giant Planets

• Dwarf Planets

What is the correct order of the TERRESTRIAL planets from closest to furthest from the Sun?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

What is the correct order of the GAS GIANT planets from closest to furthest from the Sun?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

What is the diameter of a planet?

• The distance around the planet

• The vertical distance of the planet

• The distance through the center of the planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which statement best describes the diameter of TERRESTRIAL planets?

• Small

• Large

• All diameters are similar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which statement best describes the diameter of GAS GIANT planets?

• Small

• Large

• All diameters are similar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which statement best describes the diameter of Earth's moon?

• Small

• Large

• All diameters are similar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which statement best describes the diameter of small bodies like comets and asteroids?

• Small

• Large

• All diameters are similar

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planets are made mainly of gases like hydrogen and helium?

• Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giant Planets

• Dwarf Planets