Solar System-Earth, Moon, Planets

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

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The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small
• Very large and made of ice
• Small and made of ice
• Very large and made of gases

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

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Which object has the most gravity?

• Earth
• moon
• Jupiter
• sun

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What is a planet?

• a group of stars that forms a pattern in the sky
• a large ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light
• a large ball or rock or gas that moves around the sun
• a toy aliens play with

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?

• a constellation
• a moon
• an orbit
• a planet

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A group of stars forms a pattern. What is this pattern called?

• a solar system
• a constellation
• a ball of hot gases
• a planet

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Which thing is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light?

• a moon
• a planet
• a star
• a spaceship

What is another word for rotate?

• orbit
• skip
• spin
• run

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?

• Mars
• Uranus
• Venus
• the Moon