Solar System Test

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• the inner planets all have water

• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

• the outer planets are gas planets

• the outer planets have do not have rings and the inner planets do

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Uranus and Neptune

• Between Mercury and Venus

• Between Mars and Jupiter

What planet has a very hot surface and is most like Earth in size?

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Uranus

Which property makes Earth unique compared to other planets in the solar system?

• It orbits the Sun.

• It is a rocky planet

• It has liquid water

• It rotates on its axis.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

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

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet has the most extensive ring structure, the second largest in solar system, has at least 31 moons (the largest being Titan), and has thick outer rings of hydrogen, helium, ammonia, methane, and water vapor?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Pluto

The four inner planets are rocky and small. Which description best fits the next four outer planets?

• They are also rocky and small.

• They are very large and has no moons

• They are small and made of ice.

• They are very large, made of gases with no solid surface

Which is the eighth planet from the Sun and orbits the Sun once every 164.8 years and is blue in color?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is ordered from largest to smallest?

• Universe -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Planet

• Planet -> Galaxy -> Solar System -> Universe

• Planet -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Universe

• Universe -> Solar System -> Galaxy -> Planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The inner planets are also called a

• Gas giants

• Terrestrial planets

• Large planets

• Asteroid