IG 16 Solar System Objects SC.8.E.5.1,2,3,7,10

What force pulled the solar system together out of a cloud of gas and dust?

• the strong force

• gravity

• electrical force

• magnetic force

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which are the characteristics of inner planets?

• close together, rocky terrain, long orbits

• far apart, rocky terrain, shorter orbits

• far apart, made up of gas, shorter orbits

• close together, rocky terrain, shorter orbits

Inner planets have ____ orbits and outer planets have ___ orbits.

• longer, shorter

• shorter, longer

• square, circular

• regular, irregular

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Where can you find the asteroid belt?

• between Earth and Mars

• between Venus and Earth

• between Mars and Jupiter

• between Saturn and Uranus

Hottest planet due to its thick atmosphere and the greenhouse effect. "Sister" to Earth in size.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Blue planet with the Great Dark Spot.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Fastest orbiting planet, it does not have an atmosphere.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planet with a sideways axis and thirteen sets of rings.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

The "red planet" with a canyon larger than our Grand Canyon and largest dust storms.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The largest planet with the Great Red Spot

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3