Outer Planets Knowledge Check

The outer planets are much smaller than the inner planets.

• True
• False

Which planet is Saturn?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The least dense planet in the solar system is

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Neptune
• Earth

Which planet has the Great Red Spot?

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Jupiter

Planet W is

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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What is the correct order of the outer planets?

• Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter

Saturn has rings that are made up of ___________.

Which object is being used to model the planet with the orbit that is fifth from the Sun?

• Golf Ball
• Tennis Ball
• Beach Ball
• Pea

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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What do scientists think the red spot in a zone of Jupiter is?

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Uranus is blue/green because of traces of ___________ in its atmosphere.

• oxygen

• methane

• helium

• hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1