SOL 4.7 Solar System

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called ________.

• Outer Planets

• Terrestrial Planets

• Inner Planets

• Dwarf Planets

Factors that make life on Earth possible include _________________________.

• atmosphere, liquid water, and its distance from the sun.

• Sulfur, rocks, and moons.

• Cold temperatures, and long days.

• Permanent blanket of clouds, and high temperatures.

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 

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

The correct order of the planets from largest to smallest is:

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

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

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

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

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are considered _____.

• Inner Terrestrial

• Gas Giants

• Comets

• Asteroids

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Saturn

In 2006, _________ was reclassified as a dwarf planet because it did not include a clear orbit.

• Mars

• Sun

• Earth

• Pluto

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered _________________.

• Inner Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giants

• Dwarf Planets

• Asteroids

The planet Venus is similar to Earth in ______________.

• Rotation

• Atmosphere

• Surface Temperature

• Size and Mass

Which planets revolve around the sun?

• All except Earth

• Earth only

• The Gas Giants only

• All