3.8D Identify the planets in Earth’s solar system and their position in relation to the Sun. Georgia Beatey.

3.8D Identify the planets in Earth’s solar system and their position in relation to the Sun.

Georgia Beatey

Which two planets are located between Earth and Uranus?

A. Mars and JupiterB. Mercury and VenusC. Mars and NeptuneD. Neptune and Jupiter

Correct Answer Choice:A. Mars and Jupiter

Both of these planets are located between Earth and Uranus.

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Incorrect Answer Choices:

B. Neither Mercury nor Venus is located between Earth and Uranus.

C. Mars is located between Earth and Uranus, but Neptune isn’t.

D. Jupiter is located between Earth and Uranus, but Neptune isn’t.

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Which pair of planets is the farthest away from Earth?

F. Mercury and Venus

G. Uranus and Neptune

H. Mars and Jupiter

J. Venus and Mars

Correct Answer Choice:G. Uranus and Neptune

Uranus and Neptune are both “outer planets” and farther away from Earth than the other planet pairs.

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Incorrect Answer Choices:

F. Mercury and Venus are “inner planets” and are closer to Earth than Uranus & Neptune.

H. Mars is an inner planet and Jupiter

is an outer planet. Both are closer to Earth than Uranus & Neptune.

J. Venus and Mars are “inner planets” and are closer to Earth than Uranus & Neptune.

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The orbit of Venus around the Sun is between the orbits of which two planets?

A. Mars and Jupiter

B. Earth and Mars

C. Mercury and Earth

D. Uranus and Neptune

Correct Answer Choice:C. Mercury and Earth

Venus is located between Mercury and Earth. The orbit of Venus around the Sun is between the orbits of these two planets.

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Incorrect Answer Choices:

A. Venus is NOT located between Mars and Jupiter.

B. Venus is NOT located between Earth and Mars.

D. Venus is NOT located between Uranus and Neptune.

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Which set of planets below are considered “inner planets”?

F.A. Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus

B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

C. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

D. Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Correct Answer Choice:B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

These four planets are the inner planets of our solar system.

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Incorrect Answer Choices:

A. In this set of planets only Earth and Mars are inner planets.

C. In this set of planets only Mars is an inner planet.

D. All of the planets in this set are outer planets.

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Which list below has the outer planets in the correct order from the Sun?

F. Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

G. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

H. Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

J. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Correct Answer Choice:J. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

Neptune

This is the correct order from the Sun for the four outer planets.

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Incorrect Answer Choices:

All of the answer choices below are outer planets, but they are not in the correct order from the Sun.

F. Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

G. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

H. Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

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Which list below has the inner planets in the correct order from the Sun?

A. Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus

B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

C. Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

D. Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

Correct Answer Choice:B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

This is the correct order from the Sun for the four inner planets.

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Incorrect Answer Choices:

All of the answer choices below are inner planets, but they are not in the correct order from the Sun.

A. Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus

C. Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus D. Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

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