Rocky Planets

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Earth
• Venus
• Mercury
• Mars

The inner planets are also called...

• terrestrial planets
• gas giants

The motion of a body orbiting another body in space is called _____.

• revolution

• planet

• rotation

• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The inner planets are closer to the sun so

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What are the Inner Planets?

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus

• Earth, the Moon, Mars

• Neptune, Pluto, Earth

• Earth, the Sun, the Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

The only planet that has life

• Mercury
• Saturn
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The hottest planet

• Mars
• Venus
• Mercury

Which of these planets has no moons?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The brightest planet

• Venus

• Earth

• Saturn

• Sun