Solar System and Planetary Characteristics Quiz

What is the center of the solar system?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Sun

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Select all of the planets that are gas giants. Select 4 planets.

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Venus

• Uranus

Which planet is the 3rd planet from the sun?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the largest in the solar system?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What movement is demonstrated when planets move around the sun?

• Composition

• Revolution

• Location

• Organization

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Sequence these planets by their distance from the sun.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus

• Mars,Venus, Earth, Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This model/diagram shows how Earth _______ on its axis.

• revolves

• orbits

• rotates

• circles the Sun

Place the planets in order from largest to smallest.

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How is the Earth different from all of the other planets?

• It has a rocky surface.

• It has a breathable atmosphere.

• It is warmed by the sun.

• It rotates on its axis.

Which of the following are reasons why Pluto is no longer classified as a planet? (Select 2 correct answers)

• number of moons

• size of the planet

• irregular orbit around the sun

• composition (terrestrial planet)

• distance from the sun