The Solar System

Identify the inner and outer planets:

Groups:

(a) Inner Planets

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(b) Outer Planets

• Earth

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Uranus

Put the inner planets in order starting with the planet closest to the sun.

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

Put the outer planets in order starting with the planet closest to the sun.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

Which planet has the largest diameter?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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Which two planets are closest in size (diameter)?

• Mercury and Mars

• Saturn and Jupiter

• Venus and Earth

• Uranus and Neptune

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​​ (a)   has the shortest revolution and ​ (b)   has the longest revolution.

• Mercury
• Neptune
• Venus
• Earth
• Saturn
• Uranus

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Which planet has the greatest gravity?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

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Match each planet with its force of gravity:

• 9.8 m/s2

• Venus

• 10.4 m/s2

• Mars

• 8.9 m/s2

• Saturn

• 8.7 m/s2

• Earth

• 3.7 m/s2

• Uranus

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Which planet has the highest surface temperature?

• Uranus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

Which planet has the lowest surface temperature?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Mars

• Earth