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Inner and outer planets

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which planet is the largest?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Pluto

2.

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

a)

Pluto

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

3.

Which planet is Red in color?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Venus

d)

Mercury

4.

Choose the correct order of the first 4 planets

a)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

b)

Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Mercury, Mars, Venus, Pluto

5.

Choose the correct order of the outer gas giants

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

c)

Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptunr, Pluto

6.

This is the only planet with liquid water on it (so far as we know)

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

7.

Which object used to be the 9th planet, but isn't any more.

a)

Comet

b)

Pluto

c)

Ceres

d)

Sedna

8.

Which planet is the hottest planet (860 degrees F)!

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Earth

d)

Mars

9.

star at the center of the solar system; energy source for the Earth

a)
Sun
b)
Mars
c)
Moon
d)
Earth
10.

planets composed mainly of rocks or metals with a hard surface

a)
Terrestrial planets
b)
Gas giants
c)
Ice planets
d)
Dwarf planets
11.

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

speed

c)

string

d)

air currents

12.

Uranus and Neptune are also called ___________

a)

ice giants

b)

storm planets

c)

wind giants

d)

rocky planets

13.
All of the inner planets--
a)
have rings
b)
are rocky
c)
have deep atmospheres
d)
are large
14.
Neptune and Uranus both get their blue color from--
a)
Methane
b)
Iron
c)
Storms
d)
Oxygen
15.
All of the following planets have rings, EXCEPT--
a)
Saturn
b)
Venus
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
16.
All of the outer planets--
a)
have many moons
b)
are small
c)
have a short orbit around the Sun
d)
are rocky
17.
Lots of rings
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Mars
18.
This layer is the visible outer layer of the sun. 
a)
convection zone
b)
photosphere
c)
chromosphere
d)
The corona
19.
What layer can be seen here?
a)
chromosphere
b)
corona
c)
photosphere
d)
core
20.
The center of the sun is called the ______
a)
convective zone
b)
radiative zone
c)
the core
d)
chromosphere