Solar System

Planets closer to the sun are called....

• planets

• terrestrial

• gas giants

• satellites

Which list names the terrestrial planets

• Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus

• Pluto, Neptune, Jupiter, Saturn

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

Planets farther from the sun are called...

• comets

• terrestrial

• gas giants

• gas

Which of the following lists the gas giant planets?

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

• Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto

• Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Venus

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Select the list with the correct order of the planets based on their position from the sun.

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Correct list the planets from largest to smallest.

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Earth’s axial tilt causes ___.

• moon phases

• day and night

• seasons

• winter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth experiences seasons during its ________ around the sun

• rotation

• revolution

• tilt

• turning

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Earth completes one revolution around the sun every ______

• 24 hours

• 28 days

• 366 days

• 365 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1