The Solar System

What is a moon?

• A mass that orbits around a planet.

• A mass planets orbit around.

Which of the following is a complete list of the inner planets?

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

Which of the following is a complete list of the outer planets?

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

The orbits of the objects in the solar system are the direct result of which of the following feature of the Sun?

• Its magnetic field

• Its brightness

• Its gravitational pull

• Its chemical composition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

If someone is building a scale model of our solar system which characteristic would be the most difficult to build into the model?

• The relative sizes of the objects

• The colors of the objects

• The distances between objects

• The composition of the objects

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The force of gravitational attraction between the Sun and Venus could be increased by reducing which of the following?

• The period of rotation of the Sun

• The distance between the Sun and Venus

• The speed of the orbit of Venus

• The colors of the Sun and Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What are the characteristics of the inner planets in the solar system?

• Giant balls of gas and ice

• Hard and rocky

• Very Large

• Smaller

• Have many moons

What are the characteristics of the outer planets in the solar system?

• Giant balls of gas and ice

• Hard and rocky

• Very Large

• Smaller

• Have many moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A large object orbiting a star

• Planet

• Moon

• Asteroids

• Sun

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A star that is dense and made up of hot gases

• Planet

• Moon

• Asteroids

• Sun

• Comet