KNOW YOUR PLANETS
SPOT THE PATTERN
MOONS, RINGS, AND SURFACES
HOW DID THE PLANETS FORM
BUST THE BAD SCIENCE
100

This planet is closest to the Sun...

What is Mercury?

100

This group of planets is generally smaller...

What are the inner planets?

100

The Earth has this many moons...

What is 1?

100

The early solar system generally  was hotter or colder close the young, new Sun...

What is hotter?

100

Correct this statement: Saturn is the only planet with rings...

No - What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings...

200

The 4 inner planets...

What are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?

200

This group of planets is generally farther apart from another...

What are the outer planets?

200

These 2 planets have zero moons...

What are Mercury and Venus?

200

The early solar system generally  was hotter or colder farther from the young, new Sun..

What is colder?

200

Correct this statement: All outer planets are gas giants...

No - What are Jupiter and Saturn are gas giants, but Uranus and Neptune are ice giants.

300

The 4 outer planets...

What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?

300

Another name for the 4 rocky, inner planets is...

What are the terrestrial planets?

300

True or False - Saturn is the only planet with rings...

What is false?

300

The sequence of the Solar System formation goes like this: Distance from the Sun - __________ - Materials that could remain solid  - type of planet that formed...

What is temperature?

300

Correct this statement: The Asteroid belt caused the inner and outer planets to be different...

No - What is  - the asteroid belt is in the dividing region between the groups, but it did not cause the different planet types?

400

Two planets that are called gas giants...

What are Jupiter and Saturn?

400

The biggest change in planet size and composition occurs here...

What is between Mars and Jupiter?

400

These are the 4 planets that have rings...

What are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?

400

These materials could remain solid more easily in the hotterinner solar system...

What is mainly rock and metal?

400

Correct this statement: Mercury must be the hottest planet because it is closest to the Sun...

No - what is: Venus is hotter because it thick Carbon Dioxide atmosphere traps heat through a strong greenhouse effect?

500

Two planets that are called ice giants...

What are Uranus and Neptune?

500

3 differences between the inner and outer planets...

What is...

Inner planets are smaller?

Inner planets are rocky and metal?

Inner planets have solid surfaces?

Inner planets have few to no moons and no rings?

Inner planets are closer to the Sun?

Outer planets are larger?

Outer planets are ice/ gas rich?

Outer planets have many moons?

Outer planets all have rings?




500

Large planets with many moons, rings, and does not have an Earth-like solid surface and belongs to this group...

What are the Outer planets or the Gas and Ice Giants?

500

The proper cause and effect model is:

A - Type of planet that formed

B - Temperature

C - Distance from the Sun  

D - Materials that could remain solid  

What is 

C - Distance from the Sun 

B - Temperature 

D - Materials that could remain solid

A - Type of planet that formed 

500

Correct this statement: Scientist know there are two major groups of planets just because the outer planets are bigger...

No - What is: size is only one piece of evidence - others include composition, surfaces, moons, rings, distance, and spacing?