Planets

The center of our solar system...

• moon

• sun

• earth

• stars

List the planets in order by their distance from the sun.

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

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

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

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

What is a good memory tool to help you remember the order of the planets?

• my very eager mother just served us noodles

• laugh out loud

• please excuse my dear aunt sally

• you didn't teach us one

The Earth and all of the other planets orbit the sun. What does it mean to orbit?

• it means to spin on an axis

• orbit is the same as rotate

• orbit is a type of chewing gum

• to revolve; when one celestial body moves around another one.

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Which of the following planets are known as the inner planets?

• Star, Sun, Moon, Asteroid Belt

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

• We do not classify the planets as inner and outer planets

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

Which of the following planets are know as the outer planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Sun, Moon, Stars, Astroid Belt

• There are no planets known as the outer planets

True or False: A terrrestrial planet is made up of gas.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which statement is correct about the inner planets?

• They are more dense than the outer planets

• They are larger than the outer planets

• They are farther from the sun than the outer planets

• They do not revolve around the sun

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Which of the following is true of the outer planets?

• They are more dense than the inner planets

• They are larger and have rings

• They have rocky surfaces

• They do not revolve around the sun

We learned that rotate means...

• when you move your front tires to the back of your car and vice versa

• to be suspended in outer space

• to move around another celestial body

• to spin on an axis

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