Astronomy Review

The ______ is a star located in the center of our solar system.

• moon

• Big Dipper

• sun

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth is the only planet with living things.

• True

• False

The moon __________ around the _______________.

• rotates; Earth

• revolves; sun

• revolves; Earth

• rotates, Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

These planets can all be described as gas giants that are located far away from the sun.

• inner planets

• asteroid planets

• universe planets

• outer planets

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune is the correct order of the planets.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The four inner planets are

• Mercury, Venus, Saturn, and Mars

• Mars, Earth, Mercury, Neptune

• Earth, Saturn, Mercury, and Venus

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The asteroid belt (made of ice and rock) divides the inner from the outer planets.

• True

• False

A synonym for revolve would be...

• spin

• orbit

• star

• turn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How long does it take Earth to revolve around the sun?

• 365 and 1/4 days

• 516 days

• 24 hours

• No one knows

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The Earth takes 24 hours to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1