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The Outer Planets - aka: The Gas Giants

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four outer planets?

a)

Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Saturn

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

c)

Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Venus

d)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Earth

2.

How are the outer planets different from the inner planets?

a)

They are larger than the inner planets

b)

They are made of gas not rock

c)

They all have moons

d)

They have hard surfaces

3.

What are the outer planets called "Gas Giants"?

a)

They are large

b)

They are mostly made of gas

c)

They have rocky surfaces

d)

They are small and round

4.

Who discovered the four moons of Jupiter?

a)

Gilbert

b)

Gary

c)

Galileo

d)

Grayson

5.

Which is not a moon of Jupiter?

a)

Triton

b)

Io

c)

Europa

d)

Callisto

6.

Which planet is the sixth planet from the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

7.

Which planets have are blue in color?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

8.

What gas causes Uranus and Neptune to be blue in color?

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

methane

d)

helium

9.

Which planet is the largest Gas Giant?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

10.

Which planet takes the longest to revolve around the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

11.

Which planet has large, beautiful rings?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

12.

What are Saturn's large, beautiful rings mostly made of?

a)

ice

b)

dust

c)

rock

d)

leaves

13.

What do the outer planets have in common?

a)

They have few moons

b)

They have short orbits

c)

They are smaller than the inner planets

d)

They have rings

14.

Which planet takes nearly 164 years to revolve around the sun?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

15.

Which planet is the coldest Gas Giant?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune