P3 Science - Solar System

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid
• Comet
• Moon
• Meteor

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which outer planets have rings?

• Just Saturn

• Saturn and Jupiter

• Jupiter, Neptune, and Saturn

• all 4 of the outer planets

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

• nebula

• terrestrial planets

• collision

• asteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

There is one star in our solar system.

• True
• False

One factor that makes life possible on Earth is

• an atmospher
• water
• greenhouse effect
• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What celestial body is made of ice and cosmic dust?

• Meteor
• Meteoroid
• Asteroid
• Comet