Inner vs Outer Planets

The inner planets, those closest to the Sun, are called

• gas giants

• terrestrial planets

• ice giants

• asteroids

Because of its small mass, Mercury's gravity does not hold

• mountains

• water vapor

• surface features

• an atmosphere

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The atmospheres of Venus and Mars are made mostly of

• methane

• carbon dioxide

• oxygen

• nitrogen

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Which planet is not a terrestrial planet, but a Gas Giant.

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

Mar's surface appears red because

• of iron oxide (oxidation)

• of uranium

• algal bloom

• its atmosphere

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The largest known mountain in the Solar System is found on which planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

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Which planet is the fastest to revolve around the sun?

• Jupiter - because its big

• Neptune - because its the farthest away

• Earth - because we are the only ones with "time"

• Mercury - because its the closest to the sun

Which planet is just a remaining core due to its atmospheric layers being ripped away/destroyed by the sun?

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

Which is NOT a characteristic of Inner Planets?

• Solid

• Smaller

• Faster orbits around the sun

• Many moons

Shorter Years (faster to go around the sun)

• Inner

• Outer

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