The Structure of the Solar System

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Saturn
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the time it takes an object to go around the Sun?

• Rotation
• Revolution
• Spin
• Turn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun

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

What is the time it takes for an object to spin (on its axis) in a circle

• Revolution
• Rotation
• Spin
• Turn

What lies between the inner and outer planets?

• Comets

• Meteors

• Asteroid belt

• Meteorites

Where is the asteroid belt?

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Between Mercury and Venus

• Between Saturn and Uranus

Identify the inner planet below

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Uranus

Identify the outer planet below

• Mercury

• Venus

• Neptune

• Earth

All of the inner planets are made of _________ material.

• liquid

• icey

• rocky

• gassy

What is an asteroid?

• A small rocky object that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter

• A small icy object that orbits the Sun in an oval-shaped orbit

• A celestial body that orbits the Sun that clears the neighborhood around its path

• A celestial body that orbits a planet or dwarf planet