Space Systems

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Which object has the most gravity?

• Earth
• moon
• Jupiter
• sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Does this graph show relative size or distance from the sun of the planets?

• It shows both size and distance.
• It does not show size or distance.
• It shows distance from the sun
• It shows relative size.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of

• water
• gas
• frozen surfaces
• rocks

Put the planets in order from the sun.

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

Which movement creates day/night?

• rotation
• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which movement creates years?

• rotation
• revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is located between the inner and outer planets.

• Sun
• Asteroid belt
• Uranus
• Moons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3