Unit End Test review

Which list shows four planets of the solar system in

order from smallest to largest?

• A) Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• B) Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

• C) Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• D) Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following planets is a terrestrial planet?

• A) Mars

• B) Jupiter

• C) Neptune

• D) Saturn

Which planet's day (period of rotation) is longer than

its year (period of revolution)?

• A) Saturn

• B) Mercury

• C) Venus

• D) Jupiter

State one possible distance of Ceres from the Sun, in million kilometers (km).

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planet A has a greater mean distance from the Sun than planet B. On the basis of this fact, which further comparison can be correctly made between the two planets?

• A) Planet A is larger.

• Planet A's revolution period is longer

• 
  Planet A's speed of rotation is greater.

• 
  Planet A's day is longer.

Which member of the solar system has an equatorial diameter of 3.48 × 10³ kilometers?

• A) Moon

• B) Earth

• C) Sun

• D) Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Three planets known as gas giants because of their large size and low density are

• A) Venus, Neptune, and Jupiter

• B) Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus

• 
  Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus

• D) Venus, Uranus, and Jupiter

17)Which planet's orbital shape would be most similar to Jupiter's orbital shape?

• A) Uranus

• B) Saturn

• C) Venus

• D) Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet's orbit is most nearly circular?

• A) Earth

• B) Venus

• C) Neptune

• D) Pluto

Which planet’s diameter is approximately four times Earth’s diameter?

• A) Venus

• B) Jupiter

• C) Saturn

• D) Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3