Inner and Outer Planets

All the outer planets are made mostly of

• water ice.

• metal and rock.

• gas and liquid around a solid core.

Which planet is the solar system's largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

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The outer planets have atmospheres composed mostly of

• nitrogen and oxygen.

• hydrogen and helium.

• water vapor and carbon dioxide.

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Which planet has a moon larger than the planet Mercury?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

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All the inner planets

• have at least one moon.

• have thick atmospheres.

• are rocky and have a solid outer layer.

Which inner planet has the longest period of revolution and why?

• Venus, because it spins very slowly.

• Mercury, because it is closet to the Sun.

• Mars, because it is farthest from the Sun.

Which planet has a sideways axis of rotation?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Uranus

Which planet has a Great Red Spot and at least 63 moons?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

Which planet has the most complex ring system?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Which planet's size, makeup, and structure are like that of Uranus?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune