Solar System, Stars, Navigation

Which of the following lists the inner planets in order from closest to the sun.

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

The inner planets are separated from the outer planets by the

• asteroid belt

• kuiper belt

• comets

• Oort Cloud

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

Which of these planets has the longest revolution period?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

• star

• moon

• planet

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A large object that orbits a star

• planet

• moon

• star

• comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the inner planets?

• made of rock and metals

• no rings, few moons

• shorter revolution periods

• all have rings, many moons

Our sun is average sized and of average brightness.

• True

• False

Why does the sun appear brighter in our sky?

• it is brighter than other stars

• it is hotter than other stars

• it is larger than other stars

• it is closer than other stars

The constellations in the sky change from season to season because of

• earth's rotation on its axis

• earth's revolution around the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1