Outer Planet Characteristics

Which is the correct order of the outer planets from the sun ?

• Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

• Neptune Uranus Saturn Jupiter

• Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus

• Saturn Neptune Uranus Jupiter

All gas giants/outer planets have this in common except:

• number of moons

• made mainly of hydrogen and helium

• thick atmosphere

• large masses

All gas giants/outer planets have this in common except:

• diameters

• a ring system

• strong atmosphere pressure

• strong gravitational force

All gas giants/outer planets have this in common except:

• length of year

• low temperatures

• layers of solid core, liquid layer, gaseous layer

• past the asteroid belt

Largest planet in our solar system

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

twice the mass of all planets combined

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

rotates fastest on its axis (shortest day of all planets)

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

12 year revolution (a year on this planet is 12 Earth years)

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Great Red Spot is a giant hurricane-like storm

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

The Galilean moons orbit this planet

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune