Planets - Quiz

There are ____ planets in our solar system?

• 8

• 9

• 7

• 6

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Name the four inner planets in order?

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

The four inner planets are also known as ______ planets?

• dwarf
• terrestrial (rocky)

• gas giants
• exoplanets

What does the word terrestrial mean?

• made of water

• Earth like

• Mars like

• Gas planet

What characteristic of inner planets are correct?

• terrestrial, larger, few or no moons

• gas, smaller, few or no moons

• gas, larger, many moons

• terrestrial, smaller, few or no moons

Characteristic or Mercury?

• has the shortest orbit around the sun & very thin atmosphere (burning during the day, freezing at night)

• contains water and oxygen needed for life, & atmosphere protects planet from radiation and keeps planet warm

• Thick atmosphere traps greenhouse gases making it the hottest planet & Earth's sister planet

• has a volcano names Olympus Mons & known as the red planet

Characteristics of Venus?

• Thick atmosphere traps greenhouse gases making it the hottest planet & Earth's sister planet

• Has the shortest orbit around the sun & very thin atmosphere (burning during the day and freezing at night)

• Contains water and oxygen needed for life & Atmosphere protects planet from radiation and keeps planet warm

• Has a volcano named Olympus Mons & Known as the red planet

Characteristics of Earth?

• Contains water and oxygen needed for life & Atmosphere protects planet from radiation and keeps planet warm

• Has the shortest orbit around the sun & very thin atmosphere (burning during the day, freezing at night)

• Has a volcano named Olympus Mons, & Known as the red planet

• Thick atmosphere traps greenhouse gases making it the hottest planet & Earth's sister planet

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Characteristics of Mars

• Has a volcano named Olympus Mons, & Known as the red planet

• Has the shortest orbit around the Sun & very thing atmosphere (burning during the day and freezing at night)

• Contains water and oxygen needed for life & atmosphere protects planet from radiation and keeps planet warm

• Thick atmosphere (burning during the day and freezing at night) & Earth's sister planet

Inner planets have ​ (a)   orbits and outer planets have ​ (b)   orbits.

• shorter
• longer
• elliptical
• oval
• square

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