Solar System Unit

The inner planets of our solar system include which of the following:

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The outer planets are considered to be what?

• Terrestrial/rocky planets

• Smaller in size compared to the inner planets

• The only planets that contain a moon

• Gas Giants

Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

• Because it is the farthest star from Earth

• Because it is the closest star from Earth

• Because it is the largest object in the universe

• Because it is very hot and bright.

What is included in our solar system? Check all that apply.

• Planets

• Sun

• All of the stars

• Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What keeps the planets and other bodies in space in their orbits?

• The gravitational pull of the sun

• A track that they are on

• The gravitational pull of the moon

• Scientists are not sure what is keeping everything in orbit.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The only planet that has water and life is

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All of the gas giants have

• many moons and rings.

• their own solar system.

• rocky surfaces.

• their own sun.

Which set of planets are the coldest?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

Where are dwarf planets located?

• They are mostly at the edge of the solar system in a region called the Kuiper Belt.

• They are located in the area between the inner and outer planets called the Asteroid Belt.

• They are located in both the inner planet and outer planet area of our solar system.

• They do not exist.

These are smaller rocker bodies that orbit the sun and are found in the region between Mars and Jupiter.

• comets

• meteors

• asteroids

• constellations