Science Concept 6.1 Inner and Outer Planets Test Review

What serves as a natural satellite and orbits the Earth?

• The sun

• The moon

• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which group of planets are generally smaller with a rocky surface composition?

• Inner planets

• Outer Planets

• Blue Planets

• Green Planets

What is the center of our Solar System?

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Space

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet will have the smallest orbit (shortest revolution) around the sun?

• A planet closest to the sun.

• The planet with the most moons.

• The largest planet in the solar system.

• The coldest planet in the solar system.

Which planet is furthest from the sun?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which planet is nicknamed the Red Planet because the surface is covered in a red mineral (dust) called iron oxide?

• Pluto

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars make up the ______________________ planets.

• inner

• outer

What do all planets in our solar system have in common?

• They all orbit around the sun.

• They all are about the same size.

• They are all mostly solid and rocky.

• They all have their own source of light.

The farther away from the sun a planet is located, the _________________ the temperature.

• hotter

• colder