Solar System & Weather Final

Use the words below to complete the sentences. The solar system is made up of the sun and eight __________.

• planets

• stars

• moons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

All the planets are held in orbit by a force called __________.

• gravity

• friction

• electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The curved path of a planet around the sun is called an __________.

• orbit

• ellipse

• circle

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The sun is a large ball of __________.

• gas

• water

• ice

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

The __________ give off light and heat.

• stars

• clouds

• trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Ursa Major is an example of a __________.

• constellation

• planet

• asteroid

A small object in orbit around a planet is a __________.

• moon

• star

• planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Different views of the moon are called __________.

• phases

• cycles

• shapes

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The names of the planets are listed below. Number them in the order of their distance from the sun.

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

There would be no life on Earth without the sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3