Planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are all

• Terrestrial (rocky) planets

• Outer planets

• Gas giants

• Ice giants

The inner planets are:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

The outer planets are:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all

• Terrestrial (rocky) planets

• Inner planets

• Gas/Ice giants

• Small planets

Order the inner planets from closest to the Sun to furthest.

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

Order the outers planets from closest to the Sun to furthest.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

The smallest planet in the solar system

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

The closest planet to the Sun

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

The hottest planet in the solar system

• Earth

• Venus

• Neptune

• Saturn

Something unique about Venus is that the ​ (a)   are shorter than the ​ (b)  

• years
• days