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Inner Planets
Outer Planets
Stars
Inner vs. Outer Planets
Inner vs Outer
100
This planet is the closest to the sun
What is Mercury?
100
This planet is the largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter
100
In order to get a closer look at stars, this is the tool you would use.
What is a telescope?
100

Inner and outer planets- how are they different?

Inner planets are made of rock. Outer planets are made of gas. 

100

What planet has the fastest orbit?

What is Mercury? 

200

This planet is the only planet with living things.

What is Earth?

200
This planet rotates on it's side. 
What is Uranus?
200

What is the center of the solar system?

What is the sun?

200

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. 

200

What planet is covered in toxic clouds and is near Earth?

Venus

300
This is the hottest planet in our solar system.
What is Venus?
300
What are the outer planets mostly made of?
Gas
300

Name all of the inner planets.

What is Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars?

300
What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
The asteroid belt. 
300

Which planet has oxygen in the atmosphere and allows organisms to breathe? 

Earth

400
Which planet is known as the red planet?
Mars
400
This planet is known for its rings (even though other planets have rings too).
What is Saturn?
400

We are able to see the same stars all year round. True/False. Explain your answer. 

False

400

What is the correct order of the planets starting at the sun and moving outward?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

400

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. 

500

How long does it take Earth to make one orbit?

365 Days or 1 year

500

Which planet is the farthest from the sun?

What is Neptune?

500

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. 

500

How do the number or moons differ between the inner and outer planets?

Inner planets have less moons than outer planets. 

500

Galileo found this planet in 1610, but thought he was seeing 3 planets. 

What is Saturn?