TEK 6.11A - Solar System (Part 2)

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution

• rotation

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Saturn

This table shows the rotation period and revolution period for 6 planets, and Earth’s moon, all relative to Earth’s periods. Which 2 planets have shorter days than Earth?

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Venus and Mercury

• Mars and Jupiter

• Saturn and Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small house to dust particles

• nebula

• terrestrial planets

• collision

• asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The center of our solar system is the....

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Asteroid belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

There are _________ planets in our solar system.

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

The closest four planets are called the ________ planets.

• inner

• outer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as _____________ planets.

• rocky

• gaseous

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are know as ________ planets.

• rocky

• gaseous

The gaseous planets are much larger than the rocky planets.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3