Inner and Outer Planets

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Earth

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

All of the inner planets--

• have rings

• are rocky

• have many moons

• are large

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the hottest?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT--

• Saturn
• Venus
• Uranus
• Neptune

All of the outer planets--

• have many moons
• are small
• have a short orbit around the Sun
• are rocky

What planet is the largest?

• Mercury
• Neptune
• Jupiter
• Uranus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Nicknamed the 'red planet'.

• Venus
• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Mars

Which group of planets have shorter years?

• inner

• outer