The Outer Planets

What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?

• The Sun

• The Asteroid Belt

• The Outer Planets

• The Inner Planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What makes the Outer Planets different than the Inner Planets?

• They're made of rock and move slow

• They don't exsist

• They're made of gas and move fast

• They're made of gas and rock and move fast

What are belts?

• Something that holds up your pants

• The wide band surrounding the planet Jupiter

• A gas

• The narrow bands surrounding the planet Jupiter

What is the fifth planet from the Sun (and the biggest planet)?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Pluto

• Mercury

What characteristic is common among the outer planets?

• They all have rocky surfaces.

• They are smaller than the inner planets.

• They have many moons.

• They are closer to the Sun than the inner planets.

What characteristic do all outer planets have in common?

• They all have rings.

• They are all smaller than Earth.

• They are made mostly of gas.

• They have no moons.

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What do scientists think the red spot in a zone of Jupiter is?

• Just a spot

• Land

• A giant gas storm

• Place for humans to live

What is Saturn known for?

• Rings made of diamonds

• Moons

• Lightning

• Rings made of ice and dust and rock

Why does Uranus look blue-green?

• Rocks

• It just does

• Methane Gas

• We don't know