Inner and Outer Planets Quiz
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Science
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3rd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the author's purpose for writing this passage?
To entertain you with facts about space.
To inform you about differences between the inner and outer planets.
To persuade you to move to Mars.
To inform you about the size of Jupiter.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the main idea of this passage?
Jupiter and Saturn are the largest planets in the solar system.
Our solar system is very large.
The inner and outer planets have different characteristics.
The inner planets are small.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why are the inner planets called "terrestrial planets"?
The inner planets are called "terrestrial planets" because they are primarily composed of ______.
gas
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How is Venus' rotation unique?
Venus's rotation is unique because it spins in the _________ direction.
same
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What creates the blue-green color that Uranus and Neptune share?
The blue-color that Uranus and Neptune share is created by clouds of methane.
The blue-color that Uranus and Neptune share is created by rocks.
The blue-color that Uranus and Neptune share is created by stars.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How are the rings of the outer planets formed?
The rings of the outer planets formed when an object passes too close to a planet.
The rings of the outer planets formed when an object passes too far from a planet.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Find the fact that matches the planet.
The inner planet takes 365 days to orbit the sun.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Jupiter
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