Planets

The mass of an object does not change from one planet to the next.

• True

• False

The asteroid belt is located between the orbits of Jupiter and Saturn.

• True

• False

The outer planets have solid, rocky surfaces.

• True

• False

The inner planets consist of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

• True

• False

The inner planets are known as “gas giants” and the outer planets are known as “terrestrial planets.”

• True

• False

The outer planets are larger in size than the inner planets.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

An AU is the average distance between

• The Sun and Pluto

• any two planets

• The Sun and Earth

• The Earth and the moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The planets are spaced

• evenly throughout our solar system

• unevenly throughout our solar system

• evenly throughout with a gap in between the inner and outer planets

• spaced out according to size, the bigger they are the further away from the sun

What accounts for 99% of the mass in our solar system?

• Asteroids

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• All of the planets, moons, asteroids and comets combined.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The closest star to Earth is

• Jupiter

• Alpha Centauri

• The Sun

• The Milky Way