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An _____________ is a chunk of ice and dust with a head and tail, orbits around the sun

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteoroid

What model of the solar system has the sun revolving around the Earth?

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

How many planets are there in the solar system?

• 7

• 9

• 10

• 8

What force keeps the planets in their orbits?

• Centripital

• Gravity

• Magnetic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What planet is the largest?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Pluto is different from the other planets because...

• Its made of gases

• It is much larger than the other planets

• Does not clear its orbit

What best describes the shape of the planet's orbits around the sun?

• Elliptical

• Circular

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a gas giant?

• A planet with a deep and massive atmosphere

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Rock in space

• Cloud in space made of dust and gas

What characteristic do all terrestrial or inner planets share?

• Same number of moons

• Rocky surface, surface craters, close to the sun

• Water on the surface

• Thick Atmospheres

Between what two planets is the Asteroid Belt found?

• Saturn and Jupiter

• Mars and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter