Solar System

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Venus

Planets that have a hard, rocky surface.

• Gas Giants

• Terrestrial Planets

• Outer Planets

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

A bowl-shaped depression on the surface of a moon or planet.

• Maria

• Satellite

• Terrae

• Crater

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

The Gas Giants

• Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Neptune

• Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury

• Mars, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following are characteristics of terrestrial planets?

• Warmer temperatures

• Smaller in size

• Many moons

• Farther from the Sun

• Solid, rocky surfaces

Ancient people thought these dark areas of the Moon were seas of water. Scientists now know they are large, flat areas of dark-colored rock. We call them _____.

• Terrae

• Poles

• Craters

• Maria

The overall term for any body that revolves around another object on an orbital path.

• Meteorite

• Star

• Satellite

• Terrae

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following is the correct order of the planets from closest to the Sun to farthest away?

• Mercury, Pluto, Venus, Earth, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

These are five smaller objects that also revolve around the sun. (Ceres, Haumea, Makemake, Eris, and Pluto)

• Moons

• Dwarf Planets

• Asteroids

• Comets

A chunk of rock or metal that passes through the Earth's atmosphere and hits the Earth's surface. They also impact the surface of other planets and moons.

• Meteorite

• Comet

• Maria

• Meteoroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2