Characteristics of Planets

What are 4 main characteristics of a Dwarf Planet?

• found in the Oort Cloud

• rounded by gravity

• does not have a cleared orbit

• revolves around the sun

• found in the Kuiper Belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called.....?

• Jovian Planets

• Awesome Sauce Planets

• Gas Giants

• Inner Planets

Compared to the terrestrial planets, the Jovian planets are

• larger and less dense

• smaller and more dense

• closer to the Sun and less rocky

• farther from the Sun and more rocky

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which graph best indicates the densities of the planets in our solar system?

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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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The planet that travels on its side

All gas giants/outer planets have this in common except:

• diameters

• a ring system

• strong atmosphere pressure

• strong gravitational force

Which planet is known as the 'Red Planet'?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Which planet has the most extensive ring system?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars