4.7 Solar System

Factors that make life on Earth possible include _________________________.

• atmosphere, liquid water, and its distance from the sun.

• Sulfur, rocks, and moons.

• Cold temperatures, and long days.

• Permanent blanket of clouds, and high temperatures.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun? 

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

The correct order of the planets from largest to smallest is:

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

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are considered _____.

• Inner Terrestrial

• Gas Giants

• Comets

• Asteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

In 2006, _________ was reclassified as a dwarf planet because it did not include a clear orbit.

• Mars

• Sun

• Earth

• Pluto

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are considered _________________.

• Inner Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giants

• Dwarf Planets

• Asteroids

_________ is the largest planet in the solar system and has no solid surface.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet comes after Earth in the solar system?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Eros

Which planets are made of solid surfaces and rocky cores?

• terrestrial

• gas giants

• outer planets