Stars and planets

Which of the following is an inner planet?

• Venus
• Jupiter
• Pluto
• Saturn

Which of the following is an outer planet?

• Earth
• Mars
• Venus
• Neptune

What is a star?

• A hot ball of burning gases that gives off light

• A ball of rocky material that orbits a planet

• A ball of rock or gas that orbits a star

• A big, yellow dot

Which of the following is NOT a color of a star?

• Yellow

• Purple

• Blue

• Red

Which of the following is a star in our solar system?

• The Big Dipper

• Orion

• The Sun

• Draco

The sun provides the Earth with…

• Heat and light

• Light and darkness

• Heat and cold temperatures

• Light and cold temperatures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False? The sun is a star.

• True

• False

Which is the correct order of the inner planets?

• Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars

What do the inner planets have in common?

• They do not orbit the sun

• They are rocky planets

• They are gas giants

• They produce their own light

What is the correct order of the outer planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

• Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune

• Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn