Solar System - Criterion A Practice - Year 7

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 4

• 9

• 8

• 11

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of these are also found in our solar system?

• Asteroids

• Dwarf planets

• Comets

• Stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of these does not orbit the Sun.

• Asteroids

• Moon

• Comet

• Dwarf planet

Why are diagrams of the solar system often inaccurate? (2 answers)

• Distances between objects are too big

• Distances between objects are too small

• Planet size is too big

• Planet size is too small

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Moons are an example of a natural...

• Planet

• Dwarf planet

• Satellite

• Asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which type of satellite orbit allows it to cover/view the entire Earth's surface?

• Geostationary

• Polar

• Non-Polar

• Artificial

How much of the solar systems mass is found in the Sun?

• 99%

• 99.8%

• 90%

• 50%

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Match these asteroid clusters to their locations

• Beyond Neptune

• Asteroid Belt

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Kuiper Belt

• The edge of the solar system

• Oort Cloud

Order these planets in terms of their distance from the Sun

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Order these planets in size order, from smallest to largest

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3