Solar System: Stars and Planets

Name the planets in order from the Sun.

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

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

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

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

The light from the moon comes from Earth

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The center of our solar system is

• Earth

• Asteroid belt

• Milky Way

• Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the 8 planets is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

The Earth's tilt has no impact on seasons.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A telescope can be used in both space and Earth.

• True

• False

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is which season in the Southern Hemisphere?

• Winter

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Neptune is considered a dwarf planet.

• True

• False

What is the term used to describe the 24 hour period on Earth that causes day and night.

• Orbit

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Spinning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

It takes 365 days for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1