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What is a characteristic of outer planets?

• Dense rocky core

• Smaller in size

• Many moons

• No rings

Which of the following is true about inner planets?

• Have rings

• Larger in size

• Few/No moons

• Made of gas and/or ice

What do both inner and outer planets have in common?

• Orbit the sun counterclockwise

• No gravity

• Located outside of the asteroid belt

• Made of gas and/or ice

What defines a comet?

• A body orbiting a planet

• A system of planets and celestial bodies held together with gravity

• A rock orbiting the Earth that burns up in the atmosphere

• Body of ice and dust orbiting the sun

What is a planet?

• A body orbiting a planet

• A large body of rock or gas, orbiting the sun

• Rocks orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter

• A system of planets and celestial bodies held together with gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is a galaxy?

• A body orbiting a planet

• A large body of rock or gas, orbiting the sun

• Rocks orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter

• A system of planets and celestial bodies held together with gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planets are located outside of the asteroid belt?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Terrestrial planets

• Planets with no rings

Which planets are smaller in size?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Gas/Ice giants

• Planets with many moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a characteristic of inner planets?

• Gas/Ice giants

• Located outside of the asteroid belt

• Dense rocky core

• Have rings

What two factors affect the strength of gravity?

• Mass and distance

• Speed and direction

• Temperature and pressure

• Volume and density

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4