The Outer Planets

The outer planets are located:

• close to the Sun

• between the inner planets

• far from the Sun

• inside the asteroid belt

What features does Saturn have?

• It has a solid surface and thin atmosphere.

• It is composed mostly of gas and has rings.

• It is very close to the Sun and has no moons.

• It is smaller than the inner planets.

What is the atmosphere of Saturn like?

• Thick and made mostly of hydrogen and helium

• Thin and rocky

• Composed mainly of carbon dioxide

• Contains mostly nitrogen and oxygen

What information can you provide about the orbit or rotation of outer planets?

• The outer planet has a longer orbital period than inner planets.

• The outer planet rotates faster than it orbits.

• The outer planet has a shorter orbital period than inner planets.

• The outer planet does not rotate.

What information can you provide about the temperature of the outer planets in comparison to the inner planets?

• They are hotter.

• They are colder

• They are the same

• It is unknown.

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What planet is shown in the image?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Venus

• Saturn

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Jupiter is the ______ planet from the sun.

• fifth

• third

• second

• sixth

Jupiter is the ______ planet in the solar system.

• largest

• smallest

• coldest

• brightest

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Jupiter is more than ______ times larger than Earth in diameter.

• ten

• two

• five

• twenty

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Jupiter is five times farther from the Sun than ______.

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

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