Planets, Day, Night, and Seasons Review

Which of the following gives the names of the planets in the correct order?

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

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

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

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

Which is the best definition for orbit?

• to move closer

• to rotate

• to go around

• to move further away

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Which of these planets is rocky like the Earth?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Venus

Which planet is not gaseous like Saturn?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Earth

What is at the center of our solar system that gives off heat and light?

• Sun

• Satellite

• Moon

• Earth

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Describe the surface of the sun.

• a ball of hot gases

• a constellation

• a ball of gray rock

• a planet

What is a satellite?

• a space object made of rock

• a space object that is larger than the moon

• a space object that is smaller than Earth

• a space object that orbits a larger space object

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Which of the following is an example of a satellite?

• The Earth is a satellite of the Moon.

• The Sun is a satellite of the Moon.

• The Moon is a satellite of the Earth.

• The Sun is a satellite of the Earth.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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Which of the following describes the Moon?

• It is warmer than Earth.

• It has more oxygen than Earth.

• It is rockier and drier than Earth.

• It is closer to the Sun than Earth.

How are the Moon and the Earth alike?

• both have water and are the same temperature

• both have an atmosphere and give off light of their own

• both have a rocky surface and move around other objects

• both make heat and light and are the same size