Which is true about only inner planets and not outer planets?

Take shorter orbits around the Sun

What are the outer planets?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

What is the order of the planets?

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

What are the inner planets?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

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1
Which list shows in correct order the fewest stars to the greatest number of stars?
Galaxy, solar sytem, universe
Universe, solar system, galaxy
Universe, galaxy, solar system
solar system, galaxy, universe
2
Which is true of outer planets and not inner planets?
Composed of rocky solid material
Composed of gas
Have warmer temperatures
Take shorter revolutions around the Sun
3
Which is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
4
Which is true about only inner planets and not outer planets?
Have many rings surrounding them
Have many moons revolving around them
Composed of mostly gas
Take shorter orbits around the Sun
5
Our sun is ___
a very large star.
a medium-sized star.
not actually a star at all.
a very small star.
6
What are the outer planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, and Earth
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Mercury
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
7
Which planet has the shortest orbit?
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Pluto
8
Which object orbits the Sun and is made of mostly rocks and metal
meteor
moon
asteroid
comet
9
What is made of gas, dust, stars and the objects that orbit stars?
black hole
asteroids
comets
galaxy
10
What is the largest inner planet?
Venus
Mercury
Earth
Mars
11
Which planet has the largest system of rings?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
12
What do planets, comets, and asteroids all have in common?
They are made of rock
They orbit the Sun
They are made of ice.
They have moons.
13
Outer planets have longer orbits than inner planets.
True
False
14
What do all outer planets have in common?
all of the above
They are Gas Giants
They all have rings
They all have many moons
15
What is the order of the planets?
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
Neptune,Uranus,Saturn,Jupiter,Mars,Earth,Venus,Mercury
Mercury,Venus,Mars,Earth,Jupiter,Saturn,Neptune,Uranus,Pluto
Mars,Mercury,Earth,Venus,Jupiter,Neptune,Saturn,Uranus
16
Which planets has thick clouds and is considered the hottest planet?
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Mercury
17
Which of these is an inner planet?
Venus
Neptune
Jupiter
Uranus
18
Why does the Sun appear brighter than other stars in the night sky?
It is larger than other stars
It is hotter than other stars
It is closer than other stars
It has a different color.
19
Inner planets are mostly made of _____
oxygen
Rock
dust
Gas
20
Which is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?
meteorite
comet
meteor
asteroid
21
What are the inner planets?
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Pluto
22
Which planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
23
What separates the inner and outer planets?
The Sun
The Kepler Belt
The asteroid belt
A wall
24
The inner planets have many moons and rings
False
True

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