Scale of the Solar System

This shows

• Size difference between the planets accurately

• Distance between the planets accurately

• Both size and distance accurately

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If you were going to make a scale model of the Solar system what planet should be the second largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Earth

• Uranus

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Which correctly shows the size difference between the Earth and Sun

• Left picture

• Right picture

• Both pictures

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Mr. Wilson tells the class that scientists are going to send a rover from the Earth to Mars. Describe how far the rover would travel based on the class model. 

• 0.5 AU which would be 1.25 yards

• 1 AU which would be 1.25 yards

• 0.5 AU which would be 1 yard

• 20 AU which would be 1 yard

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Which planet in the Solar system has the shortest revolutionary period?

• Mercury
• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune

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What planet in the Solar system has the lowest average temperature?

• Uranus
• Neptune
• Mars
• Saturn

How do the sizes of the inner planets compare to the sizes of the outer planets?

• The inner planets are larger.
• The outer planets are smaller.
• There is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.
• The inner planets are smaller.

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Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets.

• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.
• The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.
• The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.
• There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

Inner planets are:

• gaseous

• rocky

• molten

Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun

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

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