Planets

"Inner Planets" refers to these four planets.

• Saturn, Venus, Earth, and Mercury

• Venus, Mars, Earth, and Mercury

• Mercury, Earth, Neptune, and Saturn

• Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Uranus

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"Outer Planets" refers to these four planets.

• Saturn, Venus, Earth, and Mercury

• Jupiter, Mars, Earth, and Mercury

• Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune

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Mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest one to the sun.

• True

• False

• Both

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These are the names of Mars' moons.

• Io and Leda

• Phoebe and Denny

• Titania and Oberon

• Phobos and Deimos

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Mercury is made of...

• rocks and heavy metals

• plasma and metals

• hot gases

• dust and clouds

Earth is moving at a speed of 80,000 miles per hr.

• True

• False

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One theory for how our moon came to be says...

• It is an egg

• It is a piece of Saturn.

• It is material from a planetesimal that hit Earth.

• It is a failed star.

The tilt of the earth’s axis is...

• 40 degrees

• 32.5 degrees

• 23.5 degrees

• 50.5 degrees

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This protects the Earth from charged particles.

• Electromagnetic Fields

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Electrolyte Fields

• Funky Static

The "Outer Planets" are also known as...

• Gas Dwarfs

• Gas Giants

• Terrestrial Planets

• Rocky Planets