Solar System

Which two characteristics do all Jovian planets have in common?

• small diameters and low densities
• small diameters and high densities
• large diameters and low densities
• large diameters and high densities
  

Which planet's day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Saturn

The terrestrial planets differ from the Jovian planets because the terrestrial planets are

• less dense and larger
• less dense and smaller
• more dense and larger
• more dense and smaller

What are the inner planets called?

• Jovian Planets

• Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giants

• Ice Giants

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Mars
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth

Which term means the Sun is in the center of our Solar system.

• Heliocentric

• Disk

• Geocentric

• Kepler

Which of the following are the Inner Planets? (select all that apply)

• Mercury

• Mars

• Neptune

• Venus

This planet has the shortest day

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

This planet has the shortest year

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

The earth and planets orbit the sun.

• Nebula

• Solar System

• Galaxy

• Asteroid belt

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