Comparing Planets of Our Solar System

Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets (1st four from the sun) compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets (four farthest from the sun).

• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.

• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.

• The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.

• There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

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Which planet in the Solar system orbits the sun in the shortest amount of time?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

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What planets year (Period of Revolution) is shorter than its day (Period of Rotation)?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Uranus

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Saturn

This model shows...

• the size differences among the planets accurately.

• the distances between the planets accurately.

• both the sizes of the planets and the distances between them accurately

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Why do scientists use scale models to study the Solar System?

• The solar system is too large to study without using models

• The solar system is too small to study without using models

• Scientists don't need to use models because we have satellites

• All of these options are true

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The graph shows the average temperatures of the planets in our solar system. Which planet has the highest average temperature?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

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If you were going to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the second largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

• Uranus

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What planet in the Solar system has the lowest average temperature?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Mars

• Saturn

What planet is spinning the fastest on its axis?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Earth