Inner and Outer Planets

All of the inner planets:

• have rings
• are rocky
• have deep atmospheres
• are large

All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT:

• Saturn
• Venus
• Uranus
• Neptune

All of the outer planets:

• have many moons
• are small
• have a short orbit around the Sun
• are rocky

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which group of planets have shorter years?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

The inner planets are:

• Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

The outer planets are:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

Which terms describe the composition of the inner planets?

• rocky

• gaseous

• water

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which term describes the composition of the outer planets?

• rocky

• solid

• water

• gaseous

This planet's density is most like Earth:

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

Which statement best describes the density of the outer planets?

• a rock sinking in the ocean

• a balloon floating in a bathtub