Characteristics of Planets in the Solar System

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?

• Jovian Planets
• Awesome Sauce Planets
• Gas Giants
• Inner Planets

Which planet is the hottest?

• Earth
• Neptune
• Mercury
• Venus

What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?

• Outer Planets
• Terrestrial Planets
• Inner Planets
• Oort Cloud

What is the big bang theory?

• A movie
• A planet
• A theory of how Jupiter will crash into Saturn
• A theory of how the Universe began

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What is the only planet known to contain life?

• Mars
• Earth
• Neptune
• Uranus

What characteristic is Jupiter known for?

• Rings of ice and dust
• Great Red Spot
• Olympus Mons
• Fire

What characteristics do Earth and Venus share? 

• They rotate in the same direction
• They are both similar size and density
• They have the same gases in their atmospheres
• They were born at the same time

What factor determines the color of a star?

• Size
• Shape
• Magnitude
• Temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is one factor that makes life on Earth possible?

• Water
• High gravity
• Elliptical Orbit
• Hydrogen

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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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