Planets

What is the order of the planets from the Sun?

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

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

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

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

The planet (a)   rotates on its side.

Weight...

• Is a measurement of gravitational pull

• Changes on different planets

• Doesn’t change on different planets

• Is measured by AUs

Which planet do

scientists estimate is

light enough to float on

water?

• Saturn

• Venus

• Uranus

• Jupiter

Which planet has had

over 40 missions to it and is

called the Red Planet?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mars

• Mercury

Which two planets are

considered twins?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

Where in our solar

system would you weigh

the most? Why?

• Earth, because we live here.

• The Sun, because it has the most gravity.

• Jupiter, because it is the biggest planet.

• The moon, because it is held in orbit by gravity.

Select the common

characteristics of the

inner planets.

• Rocky Core

• Large

• Small

• few or no moons

• Cold surface temperature

Which planets are

considered the inner

planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Neptune, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, Saturn

• Venus, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter

Which is the smallest

planet?

• Venus

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Mars