Our Solar System

The Sun and other stars orbit Earth.

• True

• False

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In space, the planets are lined up in perfect order from the Sun.

• true

• false

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 inner planets in order from the Sun are ​ (a)   , ​ (b)   , (c)   , and then​ (d)   .

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

The inner planets are mostly gas.

• true

• false

The orbital paths of the planets are perfect circles.

• true

• false

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

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus