Planets and stars

A....................... is a large ball of rock or gas that moves around the sun.

• star

• planet

• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun, planets, and the planet's moons are part of the..........................................

• orbit

• solar system

• constellation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The solar system has ........... planets.

• seven

• eight

• nine

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

All planets are the same in size and distance.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Earth is a planet in the solar system.

• True

• False

................. is the path a planet takes as it moves around the sun.

• A constellation

• An orbit

• A moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Planets closer to the sun take less time to make an orbit around the sun.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Planets farther away from the sun take less time to make an orbit around the sun.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

It takes ..................... for Earth to make one orbit around the sun.

• 1 day

• 1 year

• 1 month

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The................ is the center of the solar system.

• Moon

• Sun

• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2