Planets review

1. Which of the following is a characteristic of a gas planet?

• Density of these planets cannot be calculated

• These are the same density as terrestrial planets

• These are more dense than terrestrial planets

• These are less dense than terrestrial planets

2. Which planet is most like Earth?

• Venus

• Mars

• Saturn

• Mercury

3. Which of the following is NOT correct when comparing Saturn and Venus?

• Saturn is closer to the sun

• Saturn is larger than Venus

• Saturn has rings and venus does not

• Saturn is a gas planet and Venus is terrestrial

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4. What is the largest planet?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5. What is the smallest planet?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Uranus

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

6. What is true about Mercury, Mars, Earth and Venus

• They are all made of rock

• They are all made of gas

• They move around the sun at the same speed

• They are the same distance from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn all...

• are terrestrial planets

• have rings

• are gas planets

• have storms on them

8. The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is

• where aliens live

• a big storm

• a red ocean

• a red mountain

9. Which is the hottest planet because it traps heat in its atmosphere?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

10. This planet has seasons, polar ice caps, volcanoes, and some weather.

• Mars

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Jupiter