Solar System Basics

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.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

• The inner planets all have water
• the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
• the outer planets are gas planets
• the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The inner planets are:

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

The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why does the moon appear to shine?

• It is like a star and gives off light
• it refracts light from space
• It reflects light from the sun
• It absorbs light from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the solar system?

• a. space rocks and comets

• b. group of objects in space that orbit a star

• c. planets only that orbit another planet

• d. stars grouped together

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Axis

• to orbit or move in a curved path around a center point or axis

• the path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body

• to turn around on an axis or center

• a center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred

• the partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another

Orbit

• to orbit or move in a curved path around a center point or axis

• the path of a celestial body or an artificial satellite as it revolves around another body

• to turn around on an axis or center

• a center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred

• the partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another