Solar System

Front

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun? Options: Earth, Jupiter, Mercury, Saturn

Back

Mercury

Front

Which of the following is an accurate model of how the Sun, Earth, and Moon move?

Sun and moon orbit Earth

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Earth and moon orbit Sun

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Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

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Earth and sun orbit moon

Back

Earth orbits the Sun and the moon orbits Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What planet is eighth in the Solar System? Options: Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Mars

Back

Neptune

Front

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______ (Options: gas, metal, water, rock)

Back

rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Front

Which is the largest object in our solar system? Options: Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Pluto

Back

Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

Back

Comet

Front

Which is the second closest planet to the sun? Options: Earth, Saturn, Venus, Mercury

Back

Venus

Front

Which planet is third from the sun?

Back

Earth

Front

Which planet is NOT one of the "Gas Giants"? Options: Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Saturn

Back

Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter