Solar System

Click on all of the terrestrial planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Click on all of the gas giants

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Where is the asteroid belt found?

• Between 2&3

• Between 4&5

• Between 6&7

• Beyond 8

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Where is the Kuiper belt found?

• Between 1 & 2

• Between 4 & 5

• Between 6 & 7

• Beyond 8

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Match the following planets to their descriptions

• Mars

• Has a large storm in its atmosphere known as the "red spot"

• Saturn

• One of the few that rotates clockwise

• Uranus

• Has 2 moons

• Jupiter

• Has the most rings

• Venus

• Has a very tilted axis

Reorder the following inner planets

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

Reorder the following outer planets

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

​ Match the planet to its description.

• Red in color because of the iron in the soil.

• Mars
• Has the longest-length year in the solar system.

• Neptune
• The only terrestrial planet with one moon.

• Earth
• The smallest terrestrial planet.

• Mercury

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Match the following terms to the correct definition

• Meteor

• A larger rock that orbits the sun.

• Meteoroid

• An object that orbits the sun and is made of ice and rock.

• Asteroid

• A smaller rock that orbits the sun.

• Comet

• A rock that has hit the Earth.

• Meteorite

• A rock that is falling through Earth's atmosphere.

Match the following dwarf planets to their description

• Pluto

• Found in the Kuiper belt, discovered in 2005, and is named after a goddess.

• Ceres

• Found in the Asteroid belt.

• Eris

• Found in the Kuiper belt & has moons named Charon, Nix, & Hydra.