Solar System review

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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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Which two planets have shorter days than Earth?

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Jupiter and Saturn

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What is a meteor?

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A rocky object entering Earth's atmosphere.

Front

What causes constellations to appear in different parts of the sky in different months of the year?

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Earth's revolution around the sun.

Front

What is the relationship between distance and gravitational force?

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The closer the objects, the stronger the gravitational force.

Front

What is the main component of the solar system?

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The Sun.

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What are the inner planets of the solar system?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

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What are the outer planets of the solar system?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What is the term for a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern?

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Constellation.

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What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

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Rotation is the spinning of a planet on its axis; revolution is the orbiting of a planet around the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6