Planets

What are the terrestrial (rocky) planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What are the gas giants?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What separates the terrestrial planets (inner planets) from the gas giants (outer planets)?

• meteors

• the moon

• the asteroid belt

• Mars

What does NOT affect a planet's temperature?

• distance from the sun

• its age

• what it is made of

• its atmosphere

Which planet seems blue because of the gas methane in its atmosphere?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Pluto

Which planet has a moon that has an atmosphere?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

This is the hottest planet due to its sulfuric clouds trapping the heat.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

What gases do humans need in the atmosphere in order to breathe?

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

Which planet spins on its side?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Uranus

• Neptune