The Solar System

The four terrestrial planets all have

• Rocky surfaces
• Hot temperatures
• Deep atmospheres
• Large size

The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around another object.  The path one object takes around another.

• rotate
• orbit
• moon
• revolve

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Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?

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

True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

• True
• False

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What is responsible for smaller objects in space continuously circling/orbiting larger objects? 

• light-year
• air
• wind
• gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...

• mass and distance 
• mass and matter
• distance and weight 
• weight and mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Any object with mass has gravity.

• True
• Sometimes
• False
• Never

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Planets form by a process called...

• accretion
• dark matter interactions
• electromagnetic radiation
• sun-dropping

Planets that are closer to the sun

• take more time to orbit
• take less time to orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.

• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune