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Science Explainer: The planets in our solar system

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3 questions

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Read the passage The planets in our solar system. Then answer the questions below.

Instructions

Read the passage The planets in our solar system. Then answer the questions below.

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Question 1

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Jupiter

Venus

runaway greenhouse effect

centuries-old storm

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Drag each answer choice into the correct space.

The inner planet,  __________ has a thick atmosphere that traps heat in a ______________________________ . While the gas giant, ____________, has a ________________________.

Question 2

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Drag each planet to its matching description.

Earth

Question 3

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Which statements about Venus are true? Select two correct answers.

Venus has liquid water on its surface.

Mercury

Venus

Neptune

Uranus

Mars

Jupiter

Pluto

Saturn

Inner planets

Outer planets

Dwarf planets

Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system.

Venus rotates in the opposite direction as most planets.

Venus is one of the outer planets.

Venus has a thin atmosphere.