What true statement characterizes the outer planets?

they all are "Jovian" or have no surfaces

Name the planets in order from the Sun in our solar system.

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

Name the four outer planets in order from the Sun

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Name one difference between the inner and outer planets

Inner planets are closer than the outer planets from the Sun

The main reason dwarf planets are classified as such is?

unclear path or irregular orbit

What true statement characterizes the inner planets?

They all have a terrestrial surface.

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1
The only planet that can sustain life is ________________
Mars
Earth
Neptune
Saturn
2
Gravity is defined as, an invisible force that _____ down objects and other things
pushes
pulls
lifts
3
Name the two invisible forces that keep the planets in orbit
Gravity and Jupiter
Gravity and Motion
Gravity and Inertia
Gravity and Gravity
4
The closest planet to the Sun is ______________
Venus
Mercury
Mars
Earth
5
What true statement characterizes the outer planets?
they all spin slower than the inner planets
they all are "terrestrial" or have surfaces
they all are "Jovian" or have no surfaces
have no or few moons
6
Name the planets in order from the Sun in our solar system.
Venus;Mercury; Earth; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune
Mercury;Venus; Earth; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Pluto
Mercury;Venus; Earth; Miranda;Jupiter; Saturn;Uranus;Neptune
Mercury;Venus; Earth; Mars; Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune
7
If inertia alone was in control, what would happen to the Earth?
Pulled into the Sun's gravity
Nothing
Explode
Fly off into space
8
Name the four outer planets in order from the Sun
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus
Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter
Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
9
Name 3 out of the five Dwarf planets
Pluto, Makemake, Venus
Ceres, Eris, Mercury
Ceres, Eris, Pluto
Mars, Pluto, Haumea
10
Name one similarity between the inner and outer planets
All the same size
All sustain life
All orbit the Sun
All have the same gravity
11
Inertia is defined as, an invisible force that travels in a ___________________.
Straight path
Zigzag path
Stricker path
Circular path
12
What is another "term" for an elliptical path?
Zigzag
Circle
Orbit
Round
13
Name one difference between the inner and outer planets
Inner planets are the same size as the outer planets
Inner planets are closer than the outer planets from the Sun
Inner planets have the same density as the outer planets
They all are classified as planets
14
If gravity alone was in control, what would happen to the Earth?
Explode
Nothing
Pulled in by the Sun's gravity
Fly off into space
15
The farthest planet from the Sun is _____________
Uranus
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
16
Name the four inner planets in order from the Sun
Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth
Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
17
The center of our solar system is the ________
Proxima Centauri star
Sun
Asteroid belt
Earth
18
The main reason dwarf planets are classified as such is?
too wobbly when it spins
Mr. Stricker visited Makemake
unclear path or irregular orbit
does not orbit the Sun
19
What year did Pluto become a dwarf planet?
2006
2011
2016
2001
20
What true statement characterizes the inner planets?
They all have tacos and quesadillas.
They all have colder temperatures.
They all have rings.
They all have a terrestrial surface.

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