Solar System

What causes the seasons to change?

• The earth rotates on its axis
  
• The earth revolves around the sun
  
• The earth's axis is tilted
  
• Wind patterns on earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The four planets that are nearest the sun are called the.........

• Inner planets
• Outer planets
• Small planets
• Gas giants

After a new moon, which phase of the moon appears next?

• Crescent moon
  
• New moon
• Gibbous moon
• Full moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

 How long does it take the earth to rotate once? 

• 12 hours
• 24 hours
• 20 hours
• 36 hours

The constellation Orion cannot be seen from the same place in the sky all year because....

• the Stars move
  
• Earth revolves around the sun
• The moon revolves around the earth

 Which of the following planets are the gas giants, outer planets?

• Mercury , Venus, mars
• Jupiter, Saturn, uranus
  
• Mars, Jupiter, venus

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor