Solar System Review

What shape are the planets' orbits?

• octagon

• ellipse

• square

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Galileo discovered ________ moons around Jupiter.

Which model did Ptolemy's model explain the motions of the objects in the sky?

• mooncentric

• heliocentric

• geocentric

In ancient times, people believed that the __________ was the center of the solar system.

People became convinced that the ______________ model is correct after seeing the evidence collected by Galileo.

• heliocentric

• geocentric

• mooncentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The inner planets are small and dense and have _____________ surfaces.

• smooth

• rough

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which inner planet rotates so slowly that its day is longer than its year?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Earth is unique in our solar system for having liquid _____________ on its surface.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which planets are the outer/gas giants?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn

• Uranus

Which planet is the most massive of all the planets?

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4