Inner and Outer Planets

Which of the following is NOT true of all the inner planets?

• They are made of solid rock.
• They are called gas giants.
• They do not have rings.
• They have impact craters.

The order of the planets is:

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a common characteristic of the inner planets?

• Large
• Gaseous
• Rings
• Rocky Surface

What is NOT a common characteristic of the outer planets?

• Gaseous
• Giant
• Rings
• Smaller than Earth

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
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which term describes the composition of the outer planets?

• rocky

• solid

• water

• gaseous

Which statement best describes the density of the outer planets?

• a rock sinking in the ocean

• a balloon floating in a bathtub

Why do the inner planets have longer days than the outer planets?

• Inner planets are closer to the sun.

• Outer planets are larger.

• Outer planets are farther from the sun.

• Inner planets are denser & rotate slower.

Why do the outer planets have longer years than the inner planets?

• The outer planets rotate faster than the inner planets.

• The outer planets are farther from the sun.

• The inner planets are denser and rotate slower.

• Outer planets are made of gas.

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