Solar System

The Sun and other stars orbit Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A star is an extremely hot, dense mass of gasses.

• true

• false

The solar system is made up of eight planets.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The solar system contains the Sun, 8 planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Mercury is the ​ (a)   planet while Jupiter is the ​ (b)   planet.

• smallest
• largest

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Reorder the following planets according to the distance from the Sun.

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Saturn

• Mars

When Earth spins, it turns around an imaginary line called a(n)

• rotation

• axis

• orbit

• ellipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which planet is an inner planet?

• Uranus

• Venus

• Saturn

• Neptune

Which list shows the correct order of planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

• Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

• They all have rocky surfaces.

• They all appear to be similar to Earth.

• They all are gaseous planets.

• They all appear to be made of rock and ice.