Solar System

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

Earth's ________ on its axis causes day and night.

• rotation
• revolution
• phase
• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

• axis
• rotation
• revolution
• satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The __________ has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

• solar system
• earth
• rotation
• United States

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• between earth and mars
• Between Uranus and Neptune
• Between Mercury and Venus
• Between Mars and Jupiter

Select the order from smallest to largest.

• Sun, Milky Way, solar system, universe
• Sun, Milky Way, universe, solar system
• Sun, solar system, Milky Way, universe
• Sun, solar system, universe, Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why does Earth have different seasons? 

• because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
• because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
• because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
• because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A spiral galaxy of stars that contains our Sun

• Planisphere
• Intensity
• Star
• Milky Way

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet is the hottest?

• Earth
• Neptune
• Mercury
• Venus