Inner and Outer Planets

Rings are a characteristic of

• Large planets only

• Small planets only

• Both large and small planets

• Neither large nor small planets

 Saturn and Uranus are ALIKE in that they

• Have rings around them

• Are about the same size

• Are about the same distance from the Sun

• Have spots on them believed to be storms

Which planet will take the longest amount of time to orbit the sun?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Mercury

• Uranus

Which of these planets has the coldest surface temperature?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Neptune

Which planet is the closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Compared to All of the other planets in our solar system, how would you describe Jupiter?

• The biggest planet

• About the same size as Earth

• The planet closest to the Earth

• The planet farthest from the Sun

Compared to ALL of the planets in our solar system, how would you describe Mercury?

• The largest planet

• The planet closest to Earth

• About the same size as Earth

• The planet closest to the Sun

 Which planet does NOT have a moon orbiting it?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Saturn

The giant or Jovian planets________________________ than the inner planets.

• Are closer to the Sun

• Have much less gravity

• Were formed much later

• Are farther away from the Sun

The planets close to the Sun are

• Small and Rocky

• Large and Rocky

• Small and Gaseous

• Large and Gaseous