Inner and Outer Planets

Which of these are INNER planets?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Earth

What do the planets Saturn and Neptune have in common?

• they are both inner planets

• they are both rocky planets

• they are both gas planets

• they take the same amount of time to orbit the sun

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Which of these are gas planets?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Neptune

What are the planets Uranus and Neptune sometimes also called, besides gas giants?

• rocky giants

• ice giants

• air giants

• ring giants

Which of the following planets have rings?

Select all that apply.

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Which of these planets has the LONGEST orbit around the sun?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Which one of the OUTER planets is closest to the sun?

• Venus

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which one of the INNER planets is farthest from the sun?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Earth

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What do the planets Mercury and Venus have in common?

• they have the same number of rings

• they are both inner, rocky planets

• they are both outer, gas planets

• they have the same kind of atmosphere

Which of these are outer planets?

Select all that apply.

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Earth

• Saturn

• Mars