Outer Planets

6th planet from the sun. Known for its rings.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Jupiter

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What planet takes the longest to orbit the sun?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

The Outer Planets are extremely

• Cold

• Hot

The majority of Jupiter is made up of

• nitrogen and oxygen.
• helium and oxygen.
• rock and water.
• hydrogen and helium.

Uranus’s axis

• moves in a predictable manner.
• is almost parallel to its plane of orbit.
• flips once per orbit around the sun.

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Identify the gas giant planets.

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

What relationship do you notice as the planets get further away from the sun?

• The days get longer due to the distance the planets are from the sun.
• The years become longer due to the distance each planet is from the sun.
• The years on each planet are the same
• As the planets get further from the sun their night is shorter.

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What was the first Kuiper Belt Object discovered?

• Makemake

• Haumea

• Neptune

• Pluto

The furthest four planets are called the _______ planets.

• inner

• outer