Solar System STEMscopes

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What is the approximate age of the solar system?

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4.5 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

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What object is used to represent the largest outer planet in a scale model?

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Basketball, 24 cm

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

How do moons and planets differ in their orbits?

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Planets orbit around stars, moons orbit around planets.

Front

What is a star that is dense and made up of hot gases?

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Sun

Front

Order the following from smallest to largest: planet, solar system, galaxy, universe.

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planet, solar system, galaxy, universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What is the main difference between a planet and a star?

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A planet orbits a star, while a star generates its own light and heat.

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What are the two main types of planets in our solar system?

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Terrestrial (rocky) and Gas Giants.

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What is the term for a small rocky body orbiting the sun, often found in the asteroid belt?

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Asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What is the name of the fourth planet from the sun?

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Mars