Virginia Earth Science Inner and Outer Planets

There are 2 groups of planets in our solar system the ​ (a)   and outer planets.

A planet is an object in orbit around the sun that is large enough (massive enough ) to have its ​ (b)   pull itself into a ​ (c)   shape.

In addition a planet ​ (d)   in a clear path around the ​ (e)   .

• inner
• self-gravity
• round
• orbits
• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The inner planets are ​ (a)   to the sun.

These planets are solid, rocky, dense, and ​ (b)   .

They are referred to as ​ (c)   planets.

In ecology terrestrial means ​ (d)   .

• closest
• small
• terrestrial
• land

An acronym for the order of the names of the inner planets is:

My Very Educated Mothere

What is the correct order

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

• Mercury , Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth

Which of the two are inner planets:

• Earth Venus

• Earth Pluto

• Mercury Saturn

• Uranus Gaseous

The outer planets are ​ (a)   from the sun.

The first four of these planets are ​ (b)   , and are less ​ (c)   and large.

Although ​ (d)   is an outer planet, it is the smallest planet and it is a rocky planet.

It was recently demoted to ​ (e)   planet status.

• further
• Gaseous
• dense
• Pluto
• dwarf

An acronym to remember the order of the outer planets is :

Just Serve Us Nachos Please

What is the correct order of the outer planets.

• Pluto, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Pluto

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto

Between ​ (a)   is the asteroid belt.

Asteroids are ​ (b)   objects ranging in size from millimeters to kilometers.

Tens of thousands of asteroids orbit harmlessly in a region referred to as the ​ (c)   but on occasion they will collide, sending one or both into odd orbits that may interfere with the ​ (d)  

• Mars and Jupiter
• rocky or metallic iron
• asteroid belt,
• orbit of a planet.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The asteroid belt is between what 2 planets.

• Earth and Venus

• Uranus and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter

• Venus and Saturn

The Solar Nebula Theory states that ​ (a)   left over from the beginning of the universe ​ (b)   to form the ​ (c)   and the planets.

The ​ (d)   consists of the Sun and all the objects that are ​ (e)   bound to it.

• debris
• condensed
• Sun
• Solar system
• gravitatinally