Sun and Stars

A student draws this model of the solar system. What are the names, in order, of the first four planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth

• Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is seventh from the sun?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

The planet closest to the Sun is...

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the sixth planet from the sun?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mars

Which statement best explains the relationship between the planets and the sun?

• The planets rotate around the sun in the same direction.

• The planets revolve around the sun.

• The sun supplies the same amount of heat to all the planets.

• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The planets in our solar system are kept in their orbit by

• the Sun's gravitational force

• the combined gravitational force of all the planets

• Jupiter's centrifugal force

• the moon's gravitational force

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The order of the planets is:

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is fifth from the sun?

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Mars
• Earth

What word best describes our sun?

• Average
• Supergiant
• Dwarf
• Red Giant

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1