The planets in their relative positions from the sun are -

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

The time it takes an object to go around the sun is called a –

• rotation

• revolution

• spin

• turn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The solar system images shown are scaled by mass. Which one has the most gravity?

• Earth

• Moon

• Jupiter

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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A scientific article is about a solar system component that is similar to a planet, but is not large enough to clear its orbital region of other objects. What is the article about?

• Asteroid Belt

• Dwarf Planets

• Comets

• Kuiper Belt

How are the inner planets similar to each other?

• They are smaller than outer planets.

• They have rocky surfaces.

• They are denser than the outer planets.

• They have gassy surfaces.

What is the student’s class notes describing?

• Comets

• Planets

• Meteoroids

• Moons

The millions of rocky objects revolving around the sun, mostly between Mars and Jupiter, that are too small to be planets are called -

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteorites

• Stars

In 2006, the International Astronomical Union demoted which planet to dwarf planet status?

• Pluto

• Mars

• Mercury

• Ceres

An engineer is designing a new protective gear for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. After building a device, what should the engineer do?

• Brainstorm how the device will help the crew

• Draw a labeled sketch of the device to gather materials

• Test the device to see improvements that could be made

• Share the device with the crew to have them use it aboard the ISS

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What invention did scientists use to make observations that challenged the model shown?

• Computers

• The telescope

• New Mathematical Physics

• Robotic space craft