Solar System - Planets

The center of our solar system is the....

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Asteroid belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

There are _________ planets in our solar system.

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

The closest four planets are called the ________ planets.

• inner

• outer

The furthest four planets are called the _______ planets.

• inner

• outer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as _____________ planets.

• rocky

• gaseous

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are know as ________ planets.

• rocky

• gaseous

The gaseous planets are much larger than the rocky planets.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

___________ are similar to planets but are not large enough to have cleared their orbital region of other objects.

• dwarf planets

• comets

• asteroid belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort cloud

Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?

• Gas Giants
• Ice Giants
• Terrestrial Planets
• Exterior Planets

Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?

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