The Outer Planets

The largest planet in the solar system is

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Venus

The outer planets are known as the gas giants.

• True
• False

What is the correct order of the outer planets?

• Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus
• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter

I have beautiful rings, I am a gas giant and I am the sixth planet from the sun.  Who am I?

• Jupiter
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Saturn

Saturn has rings that are made up of

• Ice
• Water

• Asteroids
• Moons

The Sun is at the center of our solar system.  All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit? 

• Mercury
• Earth
• Saturn
• Neptune

What is the position of Uranus in relation to the Sun?

• Second
• Fourth
• Seventh
• Eighth

A group of Students is asked to sequence the order of the planets. After looking at the drawing, what is the correct order in which students should place the planets? 

• Mercury, Uranus, Earth, Jupiter
• Mercury, Earth, Uranus, Jupiter
• Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus
• Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus

What is it called when the planets travel around the Sun?

• Orbit
• Move
• Spin
• Turn

Which object is being used to model the planet with the orbit that is fifth from the Sun?

• Golf Ball
• Tennis Ball
• Beach Ball
• Pea