Solar System 6th grade

Which planet is called the red planet?

• Jupiter
• Mars
• Venus
• Neptune

Which planets are called the terrestrial planets?

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

• Jupiter, Neptune

• Pluto

Which planet is famous for it's rings?

• Jupiter
• Mars
• Saturn
• Neptune

Which planet has a red spot that is believed to be a giant storm that has been going on for over a century?

• Uranus
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Mars

Put these in order from smallest to largest: Sun, terrestrial planets, ice/gas giants.

• terrestrial planets, Sun, ice/gas giants
• ice/gas giants, Sun, terrestrial planets
• Sun, terrestrial planets, ice/gas giants
• terrestrial planets, ice/gas giants, Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What are the terrestrial planets like?

• Terrestrial planets are covered in water
• Terrestrial planets are rocky and composed mainly of rocks or metals.

• Terrestrial planets are made of gas
• Terrestrial planets are composed of ice

What are the gas giant planets like?

• Gas giant planets have a solid surface like terrestrial planets.
• Gas giant planets are made up of ice and dust particles.
• Gas giant planets are small rocky planets close to the sun.
• Gas giant planets are large planets primarily composed of gases like hydrogen and helium.

Which planets are gas giants?

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

Which planets are ice giants?

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

Prior to the 1900's, what device did astronomers use to study the planets from Earth?

• Compasses
• Space Probes

• Telescopes
• Microscopes