Outer Planets Quiz

The Sun contains about _________% of all the matter in the Solar System (round to the 10th).

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The Outer Planets formed:

• Before the Sun

• Before the inner planets

• After the inner planets

• in 1751

The Outer Planets took about _________ times longer to form than the inner planets.

In the early stages of the Solar System:

• the sun revolved around the Earth

• the orbit of Neptune was inside the orbit of Uranus

• the orbit of Saturn was inside the orbit of Jupitar

• Pluto's orbit was in the solar plane

The Dwarf Planet origionaly named Xena:

• Eris

• Ceres

• Pluto

• Makemake

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The Dwarf Planet with the most "days" (rotations) per "year" (revolution) is:

• Pluto

• Ceres

• Eris

• Haumea

The planet with the highest wind speed is:

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

The planet with the LARGEST diameter is:

The Outer Planet with the longest DAY is:

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Nepture

According to the textbook, the Outer Planet with the most moons - and the biggest moon - is: (no CAPS)