Test #1 Inner/Outer planets

The planet that is closest to the sun is

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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

• mars, venus, mercury, earth

• venus, mercury, earth, mars

• mercury, venus, earth, mars

• mercury, earth, venus, mars

5th planet from the sun. Has 63 normal moons and 4 large moons called Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

a chunk of ice and rock that has an elliptical orbit around the sun

• comet

• asteroid

• moon

• planet

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

What keeps planets from flying off into outer space?

• friction

• gravity

• magnets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which lists the planets in the correct order from the closest to the Sun?

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

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3