Inner Planets
Inner and outer planets- how are they different?
Inner planets are made of rock. Outer planets are made of gas.
What planet has the fastest orbit?
What is Mercury?
This planet is the only planet with living things.
What is Earth?
What is the center of the solar system?
What is the sun?
What is the temperature difference between the inner and outer planets? Why?
Inner planets have hotter temperatures because they are closer to the Sun. Outer planets have colder temperatures because they are farther from the Sun.
What planet is covered in toxic clouds and is near Earth?
Venus
Name all of the inner planets.
What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?
Which planet has oxygen in the atmosphere and allows organisms to breathe?
Earth
We are able to see the same stars all year round. True/False. Explain your answer.
False
What is the correct order of the planets starting at the sun and moving outward?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
Why does the Sun appear to be the biggest and brightest star to the planets in our solar system?
Because it is the only star in our solar system and it's the closest.
How long does it take Earth to make one orbit?
365 Days or 1 year
Which planet is the farthest from the sun?
What is Neptune?
Describe the difference between a telescope and a microscope.
a telescope brings things that are far away closer so you can see in detail, while a microscope magnifies smaller things so you are able to see them larger.
How do the number or moons differ between the inner and outer planets?
Inner planets have less moons than outer planets.
Galileo found this planet in 1610, but thought he was seeing 3 planets.
What is Saturn?