The Planets

What is a planet?

• A very large, round object that moves around a star

• A giant ball of hot gas

• the sun, the eight planets and their moons, and other objects in space

• a pattern of stars

Which best describes Earth?

• a very large, cold planet

• the only planet with liquid water on its surface

• the closest planet to the sun

• "The Red Planet"

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What are the outer planets?

• small, rocky, hot planets

• the planets farthest from the sun

• The planets closest to the sun

• the largest planet

Which of the following best describes the outer planets?

• Very large

• Many Moons and rings

• Made of liquids and gases

• All of the above

Which planet is the LARGEST in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Earth

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Which best describes Saturn?

• The largest planet

• The coldest planet

• The cloudiest planet

• The planet with the clearest rings

Which planet contains the Great Red Spot?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which best describes Mars?

• A very large, cold planet

• The only planet with liquid water on its surface

• the closest planet to the sun

• "The Red Planet"

Which is NOT true about Mars?

• It is the fourth planet from the sun

• It is called "The Red Planet"

• It has mountains, volcanoes, and dust storms

• It has liquid water on its surface

What do all of the inner planets have in common?

• Liquid water on the surface

• Small and rocky

• Thick, poisonous clouds in the atmosphere

• Large and made of gas