Solar System

Terrestrial planets move more rapidly in their orbits than the Jovian planets because terrestrial planets are

• rotating on a tilted axis
• more dense
• more massive
• closer to the sun

The planets known as "gas giants" include Saturn, Neptune and

• Uranus
• Earth
• Venus
• Mars

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• 3
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 How do Jupiter's density and period of rotation compare to Earth's

• Jupiter is less dense and has a longer period of rotation.
• Jupiter is less dense and has a shorter period of rotation.
• Jupiter is more dense and has a longer period of rotation.
• Jupiter is more dense and has a shorter period of rotati

 Which planet would float if it could be placed in water? (Water = 1.0g/cm³)

• Mercury
• Saturn
• Earth
• Juptier

• Earth
• Venus
• Saturn
• Uranus

Why does Planet B revolve faster than Planet C

• it's more dense than planet C
• It's farther to the star
• it's less dense than planet C
• it's closer to the star

Which planet takes longer to spin than it does to travel around the Sun? (Uh oh... did you learn your vocab!?)

• The Moon
• Venus
• Mercury
• Neptune

Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets are

• farther from the Sun
• closer to the Sun
• more dense
• less dense

Compared to Jovian, the terrestrial planets are

• smaller and less dense
• smaller and more dense
• bigger and more dense
• smaller and less dense