unit 4 Motions of Earth, Sun, and Moon

Which of the following is a correct description of the motions of the Earth, Sun, and moon?

• Earth orbits the moon

• The Sun orbits Earth

• Earth orbits the Sun

• The Sun orbits the Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Which of these is found in the center of our Solar System? This keeps the planets in orbit due to its gravity.

• Mars

• Sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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Which of the following best describes what is shown in the model above?

• position of the sun and orbits of Earth and moon

• position of Earth and the asteroid belt

• orbit of the Earth and the position of the moon

• orbit of Earth and the outer planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student used a golf ball, baseball, and a basketball to model the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Which of the following tables would show the most accurate way to represent the Sun, Earth and Moon?

• Sun: Golf Ball, Earth: Baseball, Moon: Basketball

• Sun: Basketball, Earth: Baseball, Moon: Golf Ball

• Sun: Baseball, Earth: Basketball, Moon: Golf Ball

• Sun: Basketball, Earth: Golf Ball, Moon: Baseball

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The inner planets are made of ________, and the outer planets are made of ________.

The outer planets are the four planets farthest from the Sun. What are these outer planets?

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

• Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus

• Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, and Uranus

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

A student is creating a model of the solar system and is trying to scale the model correctly. The student wants to start with the planet farthest from the Sun. Which of the following planets would they start with?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The illustration below (not to scale) shows the Sun and the first four planets closest to it. Which planet in this illustration represents Earth?

• W

• X

• Y

• Z

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A student writes the riddle below: "I am closer to Saturn than I am to Uranus. I am the largest planet in the solar system. I have 60 moons. What planet am I?"

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

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