Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?

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

Why is Earth a planet that is able to sustain plants/humans?

has oxygen and water, the correct distance from the Sun

Which planets make up the outer group of planets?

Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus

Which is NOT a characteristic of the inner planets?

The inner planets have many moons.

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1
Which grouping is a correct order of the planets beginning with the CLOSEST to the Sun?
Saturn, Earth, Venus, Uranus
Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter
Venus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter
2
Which planet takes the LARGEST amount of time to make one orbit around the Sun?
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Neptune
3
Which planets rotate the slowest?
Mars, Earth
Neptune, Saturn
Venus, Saturn
Neptune, Venus
4
Which planets have surfaces made of rocky material
outer planets
inner planets
5
Which two planets are closest to Earth?
Mars and Jupiter
Venus and Jupiter
Venus and Mars
Saturn and Neptune
6
Which is the correct order of the planets from the Sun?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Nachos
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
7
Which planets rotate (spin) the slowest?
outer planets
inner planets
8
Which planets are considered "gas giants"?
Neptune, Earth
Saturn, Mars
Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Mercury
9
Which planet has the hottest surface temperature due to its closeness to the Sun and its heavy cloud cover?
Earth
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
10
Which planet takes the SHORTEST amount of time to make one orbit around the Sun?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Mercury
11
Which planets have a surface made of gas?
all of the planets
inner planets
outer planets
12
Why is Earth a planet that is able to sustain plants/humans?
Because it has no rings
has oxygen and water, the correct distance from the Sun
It is a gas giant
Because it spins slow enough that we won't fall off
13
How many planets are there in the solar system
8
7
6
9
14
Which planets make up the outer group of planets?
Jupiter, Neptune , Venus
Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
Earth, Mars, Neptune, Uranus
15
Which planets make up the inner group of planets?
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus
Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury
Neptune, Saturn, Venus, Uranus
Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn, Venus
16
What planet do you live on?
Venus
Neptune
Mars
Earth
17
Which is NOT a characteristic of the inner planets?
The inner planets rotate slowly.
The inner planets have many moons.
The inner planets are much denser than the outer planets.
the inner planets have a solid, rocky crusts.

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