U9L1 our solar system

we also call the terrestrial planets the (select all that apply)

• inner planets

• Rocky planets

• gas giants

• outer planets

What type of motion is mercury demonstrating?

• retrograde

• transit

• orbiting

• rotating

which of the following planets are the inner planets

• mercury

• venus

• mars

• neptune

• earth

match the characteristics to the rocky and gas giant planets

Groups:

(a) rocky planets

,

(b) gas giants

• smaller

• made of minnerals and metals

• farther from sun

• have ring systems

• few or now moons

• closer to sun

• no solid surface

• larger

the asteroid belt is between

• mars and neptune

• earth and saturn

• mars and jupiter

• venus and earth

all of the planets, asteroid belt and Kuiper belt are rotating

• in different directions

• in the same direction

• randomly

• at the same speed

the Kuiper belt contains

• icy object

• pluto

• space debris

• all of these