The Solar System (McGraw Hill Ch. 11)

Which of the inner planets have atmospheres made up mostly of carbon dioxide?

What separates the inner and outer planets?

Which planet has colorful clouds in bands of white, red, tan, and brown?

What invention lead to the discovery of the outer planets?

Solar energy trapped by gases in Venus's atmosphere causes

What is the reason Pluto was demoted to a Dwarf Planet?

The time it takes for an object to orbit the Sun is

Which planet has the largest known mountain in the solar system called Olympus Mons?

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Which planet has a moon that is larger than Mercury?

Which is true about all eight of the planets?

Which of the following has a tilted axis of rotation?

Why does Mars have a reddish color?

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury?

Which is the hottest planet?

Which planets have orbits that are shorter than Earth's orbit?

How long does it take for Earth to orbit the Sun?

Which of these lists the outer planets in the order of their distance from the sun?

What is the basic shape of every planet's orbit?

What do the outer planets of our solar system have in common?

Why do scientists think Mars may have once had liquid water on it?

The two gases that make up the majority of the outer planets are

Of all the mass in the solar system, about what percentage is the Sun?

Which planets are small and solid and are classified as the inner planets?

What causes planets to stay in orbit around the sun?

Which of the following lists the first four inner planets in order?

All of the outer planets have

What are the 4 outer planets?

How are the inner planets different from the outer planets?

Which planet is the furthest from the Sun?

What is similar about the inner planets?

Which planet has no atmosphere?