Our Solar System

Which has a long, narrow, elliptical orbit?

• asteroid

• comet

• meteroid

The Sun and other stars orbit Earth.

• True

• False

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

• true

• false

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 only planet that supports life.

• Pluto

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The rings of Saturn are made of...

• Gases

• Ice

• Plasma

• Rainbows

Knows as the dwarf planet...

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Venus

• Mercury

How is Earth different from all the other planets in our solar system?

• It is the only planet with its own moon.

• It has storms in the atmosphere.

• It has liquid water that allows plants and animals to live.

• It is close enough to the sun to get heat energy.

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