The Solar System

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The moon is a natural  ______ of Earth.

• comet
• axis
• satellite
• space probe

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CCSS.RI.8.7

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CCSS.RL.8.7

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water

• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

• the outer planets are gas planets

• the outer planets don't have rings, and the inner planets do

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Select the order from smallest to largest.

• Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
• Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
• Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

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