Inner Planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called ___________.

• Terrestrial

• Jovian

• Life

• gas giants

Which planet has almost no atmosphere?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which planet has a Grand Canyon larger than Earth's Grand Canyon?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

Which planet is known as the “red planet” because of its iron rich dust?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What do all of the inner planets (closest to the Sun) have in common?

• They all have the same period of revolution.

• They all have the same period of rotation.

• They all have rocky surfaces.

• They all have atmospheres.

Earth’s revolution takes about

• 24 hours

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 365 days

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• Earth and Jupiter are about the same size.

• Jupiter and Mercury are about the same size.

• Earth and Venus are about the same size.

• Earth and Mercury are about the same size.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why is Venus the hottest planet, but it is farther from the sun than Mercury?

• Venus has no atmosphere

• Venus has a thick atmosphere

• Venus is known as the red planets

• Venus consist of mostly gas

Which characteristics of inner planets are correct?

• terrestrial, larger, few or no moons

• gas, smaller, few or no moons

• gas, larger, many moons

• terrestrial, smaller, fewer or no moons

Which are characteristics of inner planets?

• close together, rocky, long orbits

• farther apart, rocky, shorter orbits

• far apart, made of gas, shorter orbits

• close together, rocky, shorter orbits