The Solar System

The Solar System

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Science

3rd Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-1

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______

gas
metal
water
rock

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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One full orbit of an object around another object is called a ________.

axis
rotation
revolution
satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

Sun
Jupiter
Earth
Pluto

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which planet is closest to the sun?

Uranus

Mercury

Neptune

Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which planet is third from the sun?

Mars

Pluto

Venus

Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

The inner planets all have water

the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

the outer planets are gas planets

the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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This planet is the same size as Earth and is the brightest of all planets.

Jupiter

Saturn

Venus

Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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