Planets

How many planets are there?

• 7

• 9

• 8

• 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many groups are the planets broken into?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

What are the 4 inner planets?

• Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto

• Earth, Venus, Mars, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

What are the 4 outer planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Uranus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mars

The inner planets share 2 qualities or characteristics

• Humans can live on them, they all have water

• They are rocky, and humans can find food on them

• They are rocky and close to the Sun

• They are close to the Sun, and humans can live on them

The first planet, closest to the Sun, and the smallest planet. Is extremely hot during the day and freezing cold at night.

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Uranus

The second planet from the Sun, the atmosphere is made up of 96% carbon dioxide, extremely hot and the atmospheric pressure is bone crushing.

• Earth

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

The third planet from the Sun, has liquid water, and keeps a temperature that allows humans to live

• Earth

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The fourth planet from the Sun, called the Red planet, and extensively explored and observed

• Neptune

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Mars

What are the 2 characteristics of the 4 outer planets.

• They are rocky and small in size

• Larger planets and made of gas

• Closer to the Sun and made of gas

• Farther from the Sun and made of gas