Planets Quiz Review

What term is used to describe the boundary that separates the inner and outer planets in our solar system?

• Inner planets

• Asteroid belt

• Rocky core

• Orbit

Which term best describes the gases surrounding a planet?

• Atmosphere

• Orbit

• Asteroid belt

• Inner planets

What is a celestial object that orbits a planet known as?

• The Moon

• Rocky core

• Atmosphere

• Asteroid belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following terms refers to the four closest planets to the Sun?

• Inner planets

• Orbit

• Asteroid belt

• Atmosphere

What does the term 'orbit' refer to?

• The center of some planets

• To move repeatedly around something

• The gases surrounding a planet

• A celestial object that orbits a planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is located at the center of some planets?

• Atmosphere

• Orbit

• Rocky core

• Asteroid belt

Which two characteristics are true for the inner planets?

• They are made primarily of rock

• They are the smallest four planets

• They are made primarily of gases.
  

• They are the largest four planets.

Which two characteristics describe the outer planets?

• They have a longer revolution

• They are farther apart

• They have a shorter revolution.

• They are closer together.

What does the term "terrestrial" mean?

• like Earth in some way

• made of gases

• surrounded by clouds

• surrounded by moons

Which of the following is true about the outer planets?

• They are also called Jovian planets

• They are more dense than the other planets

• More is known about them than the other planets

• They are made mostly of rock