Science quiz 11C

the "ringed planet"

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Neptune

How are dwarf planets and planets similar?

• They both are spherical, and they both orbit the sun

• They both have rings around them

• They both are made of gas

• They both have moons orbiting them

the largest planet

• Mars

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

the planet with the most violent weather

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

produced by its atmosphere of poisonous methane gas

• Neptune's color

• Jupiter's color

• Uranus's color

• Saturn's color

How are dwarf planets and planets different?

• Dwarf planets can share their orbit with another object of similar size, but planets cannot share their orbits with other objects of similar size.

• Dwarf planets are larger than planets and can have moons, while planets cannot.

• Dwarf planets are always found in the inner solar system, while planets are found in the outer solar system.

• Dwarf planets are made of gas, while planets are made of solid material.

made of small frozen particles that reflect light

• Jupiter's Great Red Spot

• Saturn's rings

• Mars' polar ice caps

• Earth's atmosphere

the blue-green planet that rotates on its side

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Earth

possibly a huge hurricane

• Jupiter's Great Red Spot

• Saturn's Stormy Eye

• Mars' Dust Storm

• Earth's Hurricane Katrina