Order of the Planets Review

A teacher asks the class to create a mnemonic device to remember the order of planets from the Sun. A student comes up with: "My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles." In this mnemonic, what planet does the first 'M' represent, and what planet does the 'N' represent?

• Mars and Neptune

• Mercury and Neptune

• Mars and Uranus

• Mercury and Uranus

In the late 1700s, astronomer William Herschel discovered Uranus using a telescope. Based on this discovery and our current knowledge of the solar system, which TWO statements are correct?

• Mercury should be placed closest to the model Sun.

• Venus should be placed between Mercury and Earth.

• Mars should be placed between Earth and Venus.

• Jupiter should be placed between Mars and Earth.

• Uranus should be placed between Saturn and Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A student writes these statements about planet order:

o Mercury is closest to the Sun.

o Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.

o Jupiter comes after Saturn.

o Neptune is the seventh planet.

Which statements are correct? Select TWO correct answers.

• Statement 1

• Statement 2

• Statement 3

• Statement 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Ava is designing a space-themed amusement park. She wants to create a ride that takes visitors on a journey through the solar system, starting from the Sun and visiting each planet in order. Which planet would visitors encounter immediately after Jupiter?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Mars

Which of the following shows the list of planets in our solar system in the correct order starting from the Sun?

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Jupiter is the —

• fifth planet from the Sun and the smallest in Earth's Solar System.

• seventh planet from the Sun and the smallest in Earth's Solar System.

• seventh planet from the Sun and the largest in Earth's Solar System.

• fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in Earth's Solar System.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which two planets are located between Mars and Uranus?

• Venus and Earth

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Venus and Neptune

• Neptune and Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

In a solar system model, if Earth is represented by a blue marble, which planet would be represented by an orange marble immediately after it?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Based on the pattern of planet sizes in our solar system, which statement is most accurate?

• Planets get progressively larger as you move away from the Sun.

• The four inner planets are larger than the four outer planets.

• The four outer planets are generally larger than the four inner planets.

• There is no clear pattern in the sizes of the planets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Identify what mistakes Jeremiah made in his model?

• Jeremiah reversed the inner planets and outer planets in his model.

• Jeremiah reversed Neptune and Saturn in his model.

• Jeremiah reversed Mars and Mercury in his model.

• Jeremiah reversed Venus and Earth in his model.