The Planets 2019

Which planet is closest to the sun and has almost no atmosphere?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide that traps infrared light and keeps the surface the hottest of all the planets?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What is the outermost planet in our solar system?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What makes life on Earth possible?

• Ice and inertia

• Water and air

• Clouds and air

• Ice and gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The most distinctive feature on Jupiter is its

• atmosphere.

• ring system.

• Great Red Spot.

• orbit.

Which is the largest planet?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is a gaseous planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

The most distinctive feature on Saturn is its

• orbit.

• ring system.

• hurricane.

• atmosphere.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the inner planets?

• rocky

• low density

• small

• close to the sun

A small space rock that that falls to the ground on Earth is called a(n)

• asteroid

• meteor

• comet

• meteorite