Solar System/ Earth, Sun Moon Relationships

Located between the inner and outer planets.

• Sun
• Asteroid belt
• Uranus
• Moons

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The order of the planets is:

• Mars,Venus,Earth,
  Mercury,Saturn
  Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth,Venus,Mars
  Jupiter, Neptune,
  Mercury,Saturn,
  Uranus
• Mercury,Venus,Earth
  Mars,Jupiter,
  Saturn,Uranus
  Neptune

Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.

• Inner Planets 
• Gas gaints
• Middle Planets 
• Terrestrial Planets 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The largest known volcano in the solar system, Olympus Mons, is located on this planet.

• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury
• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Uranus is different that other planets because it rotates on it's side. 

• True
• False

Which object in space has a long, narrow orbit around the sun. We never see this object except once every 75 years!

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is one thing Venus and Earth have in common?

• Almost the same size
• Toxic atmosphere
• Water
• All of the above

What are the reasons for the season?

• Earth's tilt & rotation
• Earth's tilt & revolution
• Earth's rotation & rovolution
• Earth's tilt & resolution

Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?

• The equator rotates slower than the poles 
• The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
• The equator always receives direct sunlight.
• The equator has 18 hour days.

The inner planets are also called...

• terrestrial planets
• gas giants