Inner and Outer Planets

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which is considered to be "Earth's Twin" because it is almost the same size?

• Uranus

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

All of the inner planets--

• have rings

• are rocky

• have deep atmospheres

• are large

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune. 
• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune

All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT--

• Saturn

• Venus

• Uranus

• Neptune

All of the outer planets--

• have many moons

• are small

• have a short orbit around the Sun

• are rocky

What planet is the largest?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Located between the inner and outer planets.

• Sun
• Asteroid belt
• Uranus
• Moons

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Nicknamed the 'red planet'.

• Venus
• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Mars