Planets

The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...

• 8 planets and their moons
• 6 planets 
• only moons
• more than 100 stars

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The order of the planets is:

• Mars,Venus,Earth,
  Mercury,Saturn
  Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth,Venus,Mars
  Jupiter, Neptune,
  Mercury,Saturn,
  Uranus
• Mercury,Venus,Earth
  Mars,Jupiter,
  Saturn,Uranus
  Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

They are small and have rocky bodies. 

• this describes the inner planets 
• this describes the outer planets 

Look at the chart, which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Saturn

• Neptune

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This is the largest planet in the solar system.

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Uranus
• Venus

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Only planet known to have life

• Earth
• Mars
• Venus
• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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Which of the following statements is correct?

• Pluto was once classified as a dwarf planet, but is now classified as a main planet

• Pluto was never classified as a planet

• Pluto has always been considered a planet

• Pluto was once considered a planet, but no longer is

Name the inner planets

• Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn

• Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Mars

The outer planets are known as the gas giants.

• True
• False

The Sun is at the center of our solar system.  All the planets in the solar system orbit around the Sun. Which of the following planets has the longest orbit? 

• Mercury
• Earth
• Saturn
• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4