What is the order of the 'Gas Giants'?

Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune

Why is the composition of the inner planets different from that of the outer planets?

The inner are heavier & more terrestrial, outer are gaseous

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

Its mass is smaller than the objects surrounding it.

Why does Venus have a higher temperature than Mercury?

The atmosphere on Venus is thicker than the atmosphere on Mercury

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1
Jupiter is _____
Smaller than Earth
The same size as Earth
Bigger than Earth
2
What is the order of the 'Gas Giants'?
Jupiter - Saturn - Uranus - Neptune
Mars - Venus - Earth - Mercury
Mercury - Venus - Earth - Mars
Jupiter - Saturn - Nepture - Uranus
3
what is the coldest planet
makemake or eris
pluto
haumea
neptune
4
What is Jupiter's atmosphere mostly made of?
Hydrogen and Oxygen
Hydrogen and Helium
Helium and Sulfur
Hydrogen and Nitrogen
5
Why is the composition of the inner planets different from that of the outer planets?
The inner are heavier & more terrestrial, outer are gaseous
The inner are lighter, outer are heavier.
The outer are heavier, formed from heavier inner planets
The outer are light, the leftover elements form heavy inner
6
Which planet has the thickest atmosphere?
Mercury
Mars
Venus
Earth
7
Inner planets are made of
gas and rocks
rock and iron
helium and hydrogen
8
What are the characteristics of the outer planets?
many moons
rings
all of the answers are correct
made of gas
9
Do all the outer planets have rings?
Some inner planets do too
Maybe
No
Yes
10
Mars is the ....
3rd planet from the sun
5th planet from the sun
2nd planet from the sun
4th planet from the sun
11
Earth is what percent water
75%
60%
70%
12
What is the reason Pluto was demoted to a Dwarf Planet?
It orbits Neptune, instead of the Sun.
Its distance from the Sun.
It is not spherical shaped.
Its mass is smaller than the objects surrounding it.
13
Which planet is closest to the sun?
Mercury
Pluto (we'll still count it as a planet)
Earth
Venus
14
The Inner Planets are
Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth
Neptune, Mars, Earth, Mercury
Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter
15
Which planet is a sister planet to Earth
Mars
Venus
Mercury
16
Which two planets are very similar in size and color?
Mars and Earth
Neptune and Uranus
Jupiter and Saturn
Venus and Mercury
17
The Inner Planets are
Ice Giants
Gas Giants
Terrestrial Planets
18
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
comets
Venus
asteroid belt
Earth
19
How long does it take Earth to make one revolution?
1,000,000,000 years
2 years
1 Year
1 year
20
Why does Venus have a higher temperature than Mercury?
The atmosphere on Venus is thicker than the atmosphere on Mercury
It takes Mercury longer to revolve around the Sun
The atmosphere on Venus is thinner than the atmosphere on Mercury
It takes Venus longer to revolve around the Sun

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