Terrestrial Planets

The inner planets are also called...

• terrestrial planets
• gas giants

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Earth
• Venus
• Mercury
• Mars

The motion of a body orbiting another body in space is called _____.

• revolution 
• period of revolution
• rotation
• period of rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Data gathered from radar waves showed that Venus, like Earth, also has ___.

• earthquakes
• volcanoes
• storms
• hurricanes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Liquid _____ is a vital part of the chemical processes that living things depend on for survival on Earth.

• water
• oxygen
• mercury

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which inner planet is the hottest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which two inner planets are known as "sister planets?"

• Venus and Mars

• Mars and Earth

• Venus and Earth

Earth is the ___________ planet from the Sun.

• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth

All the inner planets are

• Jovian planets because they are made up of gases.
• Terrestrial planets because they are rocky.

Which two inner planets have no moons?

• Earth and Mars
• Mars and Mercury

• Mercury and Venus
• Venus and Mars