Planets, Gravity and Inertia, and Celestial Objects

4th planet from the sun 

• Mercury 
• Venus 
• Earth 
• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Select all that apply to the ROCKY or TERRESTRIAL planets

• They are small

• They are made of gas

• They have a rocky surface

• They are closer to the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which of the gas giants has the largest rings?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Neptune

What space "landmark" lies between the Inner and Outer Planets?

• The Chain

• The Asteroid Belt

• The Comet Belt

• The Big Bang

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

1st planet from the sun 

• Mercury 
• Venus 
• Earth 
• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Because of inertia, a moving object will keep ________.

• at rest
• moving
• in one spot
• inertia 

Because of inertia, a resting object will remain at ________.

• rest
• a constant speed
• school
• inertia 

Anything with ____________ also has a gravitational pull.

• mass

• size

• depth

• light

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• gravity and inertia together

• gravity

• inertia

• neither gravity or inertia

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What would happen to Earth if there were no inertia?

• Earth would crash into the sun

• Earth would fly out to space

• Earth would collapse

• Earth would orbit the moon