Planets in the Solar System

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Gas giants

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Venus

Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Pluto

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Earth

Close to the sun

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Both
• Kuiper Belt

Which of the following is NOT true of all the inner planets?

• They are made of solid rock.
• They are called gas giants.
• They do not have rings.
• They have impact craters.

Which of the following is NOT true of the planet Pluto?

• It has methane icecaps.
• It orbits the sun in an ellipse.
• It is not a gas giant.
• It is a large planet.

A large planet with a deep and massive gaseous atmosphere; less dense than a terrestrial planet

• Inner Planet
• Gas Giant
• Terrestrial Planet
• Super Big Planet

All of the inner planets--

• have rings
• are rocky
• have deep atmospheres
• are large