Solar System Vocabulary

What is similar about all of the inner planets?

• rocky
• gasses
• many moons
• takes a long time to revolve around the sun

Which direction do all of the planets go around the sun?

• clockwise
• counter-clockwise
• verticle
• horizontal

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located?

• Mercury & Venus
• Mars & Jupiter
• Uranus & Neptune
• Neptune & Pluto

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Which planet is red because of iron oxide or rust?

• Venus
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn

Which planet's average temperature make it the hottest planet in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which planet has the greatest range in daytime and night time temperatures?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupieter

• Neptune

The "Great Red Spot" is a storm on which planet?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Which planet rotates on its side?

• Venus

• Earth

• Saturn

• Uranus

The Nebular Theory is:

• A theory on how the Milky Way galaxy was formed
• A theory on how the universe was formed
• A theory on how the solar system will be destroyed
• A theory on how the solar system was formed

A nebula is:

• A cloud of ice
• A cloud of dust and gas
• A cloud of just gas
• A cloud of just dust