The Planets & the Solar System

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 
• period of revolution
• rotation
• period of rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

All the inner planets are

• Jovian planets because they are made up of gases.
• Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.

What are the Inner Planets?

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus
• Earth, the Moon, Mars
• Neptune, Pluto, Earth
• :)

Located between the inner and outer planets.

• Sun
• Asteroid belt
• Uranus
• Moons

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The distance between the planets is all the same. 

• True
• False

Saturn is known for it's _______. 

• rings
• atmopshere
• moons
• temperature 

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side. 

• True
• False

Geocentric model is where ____ is at the center.

• Sun
• Earth