Solar System Review

Reorder the following by size from smallest to largest (diameter)

• Venus

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Mars

• Ceres

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Order the objects by size: Asteroids, Planets, Sun, Dwarf Planets, Comets, Meteoroids

• Planet, Meteoroids, Moons, Dwarf PlanetsAsteroids, Sun,Comets,

• Sun, Asteroids, Comets,Planet, Dwarf Planets, Meteoroids, Moons

• Sun, Planet, Dwarf Planets, Moons, Asteroids, Comets, Meteoroids

• Asteroids, Sun, Meteoroids, Dwarf Planets, Planet, Moons, Comets

• Moons,Sun, Dwarf Planets, Planet, Asteroids, Comets, Meteoroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Where are the asteroids in the solar system?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Near the Sun

• Near Uranus

• Near Neptune

What are asteroids made of?

• Rock and Metal

• Gas

• Liquid

• Plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Where are most of the dwarf planets located in the solar system?

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

Do all planets look like Earth? Which planet do you think most resembles Earth?

• Yes, all planets look like Earth

• No, none of the planets look like Earth

• No, Mars

• No, Venus

Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?

• It is too small

• It does not orbit the Sun

• It's too far away

• It doesn't dominate it's orbit

Label these correctly

a

b

c

d

e

Meteors

Meteoroids

Comets

Asteroids

Meteorites

Could a dwarf planet have moons? Why or why not?

• Yes, because moons are cool

• No, because dwarf planets are too small to have moons

• Yes because they have gravity pulling then into a sphere

• No, because they are the same as moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Could a planet's moon be larger than a dwarf planet? Why or why not?

• Yes, because all moons are larger than dwarf planets

• No, because dwarf planets are always larger than moons

• Yes, Ganymede and Titon are larger than Mercury, which is a planet

• No, because the gravity of the planet keeps the moons small

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3