LockeD! - 3.8D - Identify Planets #2

In the diagram, the letter A represents Saturn and the letter C represents Neptune. Which planet is represented by the letter B?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

In the diagram, the letter A represents Earth and the letter C represents Jupiter. Which planet is represented by the letter B?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following shows the list of planets in our solar system in the correct order starting from the Sun?

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

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

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

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

What determines the length of a planet’s year?

• How large the planet is

• The number of days in its year

• The time it takes to rotate on its axis

• The time it takes to revolve around the sun

A student is building a model of the solar system. Which planet should be placed on peg 6?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the closest star to Earth?

• the Moon

• North Star

• Saturn

• the Sun

The diagram is of the Inner Planets. Which number in the diagram represents the planet Earth?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Students researched the Internet to learn who discovered the planets. To their amazement, only 3 of the 8 planets had “official” discoverers because all the other planets are easily seen with the unaided human eye. For the discovery of the 3 planets, it required a good –

• Camera

• Microscope

• Pair of binoculars

• Telescope

Which force is responsible for the orbiting motion of the planets around the sun?

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Motion

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Students decide to construct a table to display the information collected from their research on the sun and the eight planets. What types of data would be most helpful in displaying the relationship between the planets and the sun?

• Planet name, distance from the sun, and period of revolution

• Planet name, distance from the sun, and period of rotation

• Planet name, distance from the sun, and number of moons

• Planet name, distance from the sun, and year of discovery

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3