The Outer Planets/ The Gas Giants

Uranus and Saturn are two outer planets. What are the other two outer planets?

• Neptune and Earth

• Jupiter and Earth

• Neptune and Jupiter

• Mercury and Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many outer planets are there in our galaxy?

• 1

• 4

• 8

• 9

Outer planets are the

• planets closest to the sun

• planets that are outside our galaxy

• planets farthest from the sun

Between Mars and Jupiter there is a region of thousands of asteroids in orbit that separates the inner and outer planets. What is this called?

• The Rocky Belt

• The Galactial Divide

• The Asteroid Belt

The outer planets are much ________ than the inner planets.

• colder

• hotter

• bigger

• denser

The outer planets are mostly made up of which of the following?

• helium and hydrogen gases

• a core, a mantle, and a crust

• rocks and ice

• living things

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The outer planets have a lot of atmosphere.

• True

• False

What is the ongoing storm on Jupiter, which has been happening for 300 years since it was first discovered, called?

• The Never-Ending storm

• The Great Red Spot

• The 300 Year-old Storm

• Red Rainy

Which planet is the 5th one from the sun?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

Which is the 6th planet from the sun?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus