Solar System note review

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

• Earth
• Venus
• Saturn
• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What planet is considered to hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

What is a galaxy?

• A large storm of comets. 
• A parallel universe that existed before the Big Bang. 
• A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity 
• Unknown 

A light year is the 

• distance that light travels in one year
• Speed at which light travels 
• Distance between the sun and the earth. 
• Distance at which light no longer exists. 

The average distance between the earth and the sun is the 

• astronomical unit 
• The alpha unit 
• Light year
• Light second 

As a whole, Giants are considered hotter than White Dwarfs.

• True
• False

Which star is the coldest?

• Yellow Star
• Red Star
• Orange Star
• Blue Star

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

• Extremely Large and Cold
• Small with a medium temperature
• Medium size with medium temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which category is our Sun located in?

• White Dwarfs
• Supergiants
• Main Sequence
• Giants

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3