Solar system(scale)

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

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Which definition accurately describes the Astronomical Unit (AU)?

• The average distance between the planets. 
• The average distance between Earth and Mars.
• The average distance between the Earth and the Sun. 
• The average size of the Earth compared to the Sun. 

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How do the sizes of the inner planets compare to the sizes of the outer planets?

• The inner planets are larger.
• The outer planets are smaller.
• There is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.
• The inner planets are smaller.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets.

• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.
• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.
• The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.
• There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Earth's nearest neighboring planets are _____.

• Venus and Mars
• Mars and Jupiter
• Mercury and Venus
• Mercury and Jupiter

Which planet in the Solar system has the shortest revolutionary period?

• Mercury
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

If you were going to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Earth
• Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What planet has a day closest to the length of day of Earth?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What planet has the shortest day?

• Mercury
• Jupiter
• Venus
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is famous for it's great red spot, a storm larger than the size of Earth?

• Saturn
• Venus
• Neptune
• Jupiter

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