Planetary Data

What is the name of the object located at one of the foci of the elliptical orbit of Comet Tempel Tuttle?

• A red giant

• The sun

• The moon

• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the period of revolution of Mercury?

• 88 days

• 59 days

• 57.9 days

• 224.7 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Saturn is how many millions of km away from the sun?

• 1426.7 million km

• 2871.0 million km

• 778.4 million km

• 227.9 million km

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the density of Neptune?

• 1.8 g/cm³

• 5.4 g/cm³

• 1.4 g/cm³

• 1.3 g/cm³

Which planet would float in water?

• Saturn

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Which planet's period of revolution is shorter than its period of rotation?

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

This planet is 227.9 million kilometers from the Sun.

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Pluto

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet has the shortest day? (HINT: Period of Rotation)

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

What is located between the Jovian and terrestrial planets?

• Sun

• Asteroid belt

• Uranus

• Moons

Which planets are terrestrial planets?

• The larger planets

• Last 4 planets

• Mercury Venus Earth and Mars

• The least dense planets