Inner Planet

Identify the planet:

closest to the Sun

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

All the inner planets

• have at least one moon.

• have thick atmospheres.

• are rocky and have a solid outer layer.

Because Mercury’s mass is so small, it

• does not rotate.

• has no atmosphere.

• has a surface that is not solid.

Which inner planet has the longest period of revolution and why?

• Venus, because it spins very slowly

• Mercury, because it is closest to the Sun

• Mars, because it is farthest from the Sun

Identify the planet:

polar ice caps made of frozen carbon dioxide

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

These planets are warmer due to their location in our solar system.

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

These planets are made mostly of rock.  

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

These planets are smaller and their orbital path travels closer to the Sun.

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Fastest Revolution

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

1st planet from the sun

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury