Earth, our Moon and the solar system

Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?

• 365 days
• 23 hours
• 24 hours
• 1 month

Which planet is the smallest?

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is know as the red planet?

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

Which planet is the only planet know to have life?

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many planets are there in the solar system?

• 6

• 8

• 9

• 14

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which two planets do not have moons?

• Mercury and Mars

• Mercury and Neptune

• Mercury and Venus

• Venus and Mars

The outer planets are also called ________.

• terrestrial planets

• larger planets

• gas giants

• farthest planets