Inner and Outer Planets Quiz

All of the inner planets:

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

All of the outer planets:

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

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

These two terms best describe the composition of the inner planet:

• rocky

• gaseous

• water

• solid

This term best describes the composition of the outer planets:

• rocky

• solid

• water

• gaseous

The asteroid belt is found between which two planets:

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

This planet is the largest in the solar system:

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Mercury

This planet has the most complex ring system:

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

This planet is the smallest in the solar system:

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars