Inner Planets of the Solar System

What is the closest planet to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

What are the Inner Planets?

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, and Venus

• Earth, the Moon, Mars

• Neptune, Pluto, Earth

The inner planets are also called...

• terrestrial planets
• gas giants

Which inner planet is the hottest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

Earth is the ___________ planet from the Sun.

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

What is another name for Mars?

• the Red planet

• The Rocky planet

• The Earth's twin

• The Morning Star

How many days does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 88 days
• 365 days
• 216 days
• 1 day

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The four inner planets all have:

• Hot temperatures
• Rocky surfaces
• Deep atmospheres
• Large size

An Astronomer is a person who...

• studies volcanoes
• studies fire
• studies the Earth
• studies the solar system and the universe

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Which one is an Inner Planet?

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Earth

• Jupiter