The Outer Planets

What is a planetary ring?

• A thin disk of small particles of ice and rock

• What you wear on your finger

• The noise your cell phone makes when you get a call

• A layer of helium surrounding the atmosphere

The great red spot on Jupiter is

• A storm

• A red dot

• Lightning

• rusty dirt

Uranus is blue/green because of traces of ___________ in its atmosphere.

• oxygen

• methane

• helium

• hydrogen

What is the second largest planet in our solar system?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

________ has the most spectacular rings.

• Neptune
• Jupiter
• Uranus
• Saturn

What is Pluto now classified as?

• a star
• a minor planet
• dwarf planet

This planet rotates on its side.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

This planet has the most moons because of its size and gravitational pull

• Saturn
• Neptune
• Jupiter
• Uranus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a common characteristic for the Outer Planets?

• Rocky Surface

• Rings

• Small size

• Few Moons

What are the 4 Galilean Moons?

• Io, Europa, Ganymede, Titan

• Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

• Io, Titania, Ganymede, Callisto

• Io, Europa, Enceladus, Callisto