Inner Planets

Which inner planet is the hottest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which two inner planets are known as "sister planets?"

• Venus and Mars
• Mars and Earth
• Venus and Earth

Earth is the ___________ planet from the Sun.

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

All the inner planets are

• Jovian planets because they are made up of gases.
• Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.

Which inner planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

Which two inner planets have no moons?

• Earth and Mars
• Mars and Venus
• Mercury and Venus
• Venus and Mars

The surface of Mercury is covered with

• gases
• volcanoes
• craters
• water

Mars has a red surface because of what mineral?

• iron
• lead
• plastic
• gold

The inner planets are closer to the sun so

• they take longer to orbit the sun.
• they orbit the sun faster.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which planet comes after Earth?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars