Earth & the Solar System Review

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

• gas
• metal
• water
• rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A ball of ice and dust orbiting the sun in a long, narrow orbit. As it gets closer to the sun, it forms a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Moon

• Meteor

Which planet is NOT one of the

"Gas Giants"?

• Uranus

• Venus

• Neptune

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the largest planet in

our solar system?

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small, irregular shaped rocky body orbiting the sun, ranging from the size of a small car to several kilometers across.

• comet

• planet

• moon

• asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is the only planet that supports life?

• Mars

• Neptune

• Earth

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the planets move around the sun in a_____.

• circular orbit

• rectangular orbit

• elliptical orbit

• long, narrow orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The sun is a____.

• star

• comet

• galaxy

• meteor