Scaled Size of Objects in the Solar System (MS-ESS1-3)

Charlotte, Evelyn, and James are planning a space-themed play. In their script, should they depict the planets as being equally distanced from each other?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Zoe, Hannah, and Grace are studying the Solar System for their science project. They are particularly interested in the planets' revolutionary periods. Can you help them figure out which planet has the shortest revolutionary period?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Priya, Emma, and Olivia are working on a school project to create a scale model of the Solar System. They are discussing which planet should be represented as the largest in their model. Which planet should they choose?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

• Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Emma, Aiden, and Priya are participating in a space quiz. They are asked, 'Which planet has a day length closest to that of Earth?'

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

Aiden, Scarlett, and Isla are studying the solar system in their science class. They are comparing the sizes of the planets within the asteroid belt (inner planets) to the sizes of the planets beyond the asteroid belt (outer planets). How do these sizes compare?

• The inner planets, which Aiden is studying, are larger.

• The outer planets, which Scarlett is studying, are smaller.

• Isla believes there is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.

• The inner planets, which Aiden is studying, are smaller.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Kai, Evelyn, and Priya are on a space mission. According to their training, what should they consider as the center of their navigation in the solar system?

• The Sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Liam, Lily, and Oliver are studying the solar system in their science class. Their teacher shows them a graph of the average temperatures of the planets. They are asked to identify which planet has the highest average temperature. Can you help them?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

Elijah, Daniel, and Liam are working on a school project to create a scale model of the Solar System. They are discussing which two planets they should represent with balls of similar size. Which two planets should they choose?

• Earth and Venus

• Mars and Mercury

• Uranus and Neptune

• Jupiter and Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

During a school trip, Harper, Aiden, and Benjamin were observing the sun with their special glasses. They noticed that the sun appears small in the sky. This is because...

• The sun is small compared to Earth

• The sun is really far away

• The sun is not very bright

• The moon redirects the sun's light

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Rohan, Anika, and Benjamin are discussing the size difference between the Earth and the Sun. They found two pictures, one on the left and one on the right. Which picture correctly shows the size difference between the Earth and the Sun?

• Left picture

• Right picture

• Both pictures

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3