Gas Giants (Outer Planets)

6th planet from the sun. Known for its rings.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

5th planet from the sun. Has 67 moons

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7th planet from the sun. Orbits the sun on its side.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

8th planet from the sun. Coldest planet in the solar system.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy.

• sun

• planet

• moon

• asteroid

large body of matter that travels around the sun.

• sun

• moon

• planet

• asteroid belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

satellite made of rock and ice that orbits a planet

• sun

• moon

• planet

• asteroid

What is the correct order of the outer planets?

• Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a

• Vast Canyon
• Raging storm
• Frozen ocean
• Massive volcano

The largest planet in the solar system is

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Venus