Terrestrial Planets

Which planet has the hottest temperature?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

Which is the correct order of planets, starting with closest to the sun?

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet has the shortest year?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which terrestrial planet is the largest?

• Earth
• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury

Earth and Venus are often called sister planets because they have similar...

• atmospheres
• size, density and composition
• surface temperature and pressure
• cloud composition and meteorology

The largest shield volcano in our solar system is...

• Olympus Mons on Mars
• Caloris on Mercury
• Maxwell Mons on Venus
• Caldera on Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Gravity of this object keeps planets in their orbits

• moon

• sun

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Two things that affect an object's gravity are mass and distance

• true

• false

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What are the first four terrestrial planets made of?

• Gas
• Rock
• Metal
• Ice

The further the planet is from the sun, the ________

• Longer the year on that planet
• Fewer moons the planet will have
• Shorter the day on that planet
• Fewer rings the planet will have