Solar System

What is in the middle of the solar system in a geocentric model of our solar system?

• Earth

• Sun

• Neptune

• Stars

What is an example of a rotation?

• Running around a track

• Spinning a basketball on a finger

• Bouncing up and down

• Jumping jacks

How does the Earth and the sun move?

• The Earth revolves on its axis and rotates around the sun

• The sun revolves on its axis and rotates around the Earth

• The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun

• They both don't move

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What object does Saturn move around?

• Jupiter

• Sun

• Earth

• Moon

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What is the center of our solar system?

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

• Black hole

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Are the planets in order?

• Yes

• No

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Look at the picture. Which statement below can you NOT tell from the picture?

• How the planets move

• Order of the planets from the sun

• Scaled size of the planets

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Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

• Pluto is too cold

• Pluto is too hot

• Pluto is too small

• Pluto has no moons

Which planet has a thin atmosphere. Covered in craters. Inner planet that looks like our moon.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Uranus

Which planet is very cold, spins on its side, gas giant, and is 4 times the size of the Earth?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Uranus

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