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Solar System

Solar System

Assessment

Presentation

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Science

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6th - 9th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-1, K-ESS3-1

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Standards-aligned

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Cheryl Graves

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15 Slides • 10 Questions

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Review: Why does the Earth have different seasons?

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Because of the distance between the Earth and the Sun

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Because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis

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Because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axix

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Because of the tilt of the Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun

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Multiple Choice

Review: How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the Sun?

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30 days

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100 days

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365 days

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40 days

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Multiple Choice

What is the largest object in our solar system?

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Sun

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Earth

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Jupiter

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Pluto

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Multiple Choice

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

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Uranus

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Neptune

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Mercury

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Earth

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Multiple Choice

What is the second closest planet to the sun?

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Earth

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Venus

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Saturn

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Mercury

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Multiple Choice

Which planet is third from the sun?

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Mars

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Venus

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Pluto

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Earth

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Multiple Choice

The inner planets are mainly:

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large and composed of gas

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not important

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small and rocky

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outside the asteroid belt

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Multiple Choice

Outer planets are mainly

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Giant and made of gas

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not that important

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small and rocky

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none of the above

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Multiple Choice

This separates the inner planets from the outer planets

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meteor middle

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asteroid belt

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comet curtain

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light drape

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Multiple Choice

What is an astronomical unit?

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the distance from the sun to mercury

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the distance from the sun to Earth

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1 light year

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the distance from the sun to the asteroid belt

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Review: Why does the Earth have different seasons?

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Because of the distance between the Earth and the Sun

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Because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis

3

Because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axix

4

Because of the tilt of the Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun

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