Solar System Trivia

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

What is the name of the star at the center of the Solar System?

• Moon

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Sun

What are the different phases of the Moon called?

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent, Blue Moon

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent, Supermoon

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What are small rocky objects that orbit the Sun called?

• comets

• planets

• moons

• asteroids

What are large icy objects that orbit the Sun called?

• meteors

• comets

• planets

• asteroids

What is the force that keeps planets in their orbits around the Sun?

• magnetism

• centrifugal force

• gravity

• friction

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the path that a planet follows around the Sun called?

• journey

• orbit

• route

• trajectory

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet has the most moons?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn