Planets

The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...

• 8 planets and their moons
• 6 planets 
• only moons
• more than 100 stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

They are small and have rocky bodies. 

• this describes the inner planets 
• this describes the outer planets 

Saturn's rings are made of chunks of 

• volcanoes
• ice and rock
• nitrogen and helium 
• ice and 

Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side. 

• True
• False

The 2nd planet from the Sun is...

• Venus
• Mars
• Earth
• Pluto

Mercury is the ____ planet from the sun. 

• 1st
• 2nd 
• 3rd
• 4th

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.

• Mercury
• Mars
• Pluto
• Venus

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

This is the largest planet in the solar system.

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Uranus
• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This is the smallest planet in the solar system

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Only planet known to have life

• Earth
• Mars
• Venus
• Mercury

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1