Solar System Practice

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

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

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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

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why does Earth have different seasons? 

• because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
• because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
• because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
• because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which factor makes Earth different from all the other planets in the solar system in its ability to support life? 

• The Earth is exposed to rays from the sun. 
• The Earth has only one moon that orbits around it. 
• The Earth rotates in an elliptical orbit around the sun. 
• The Earth has a breathable atmosphere. 

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1