The Planets

This is the hottest planet in the Solar System and is the second planet from the Sun.

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

Formerly the furthest planet from the Sun, it was downgraded to a "dwarf planet" in 2006.

• Mars

• Pluto

• Io

• Mercury

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

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Neptune

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

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Which is the largest planet?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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The most distinctive feature on Saturn is its

• orbit.

• ring system.

• hurricane.

• atmosphere.

Juan's class is studying the Solar System. What causes the planets to orbit the Sun rather than drift off into space?

• momentum

• the force of gravity

• the force of magnetism

• heat energy from the Sun

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The most distinctive feature on Jupiter is its

• atmosphere.

• ring system.

• Great Red Spot.

• orbit.

Which is a gaseous planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune