Solar System Gizmo Quiz

What object is at the center of the solar system?

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What two forces keeps the planets from flying out of the solar system?

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What are the four inner planets in order from the Sun?

What are the names of the four outer planets in order from the Sun?

The path a planet takes around the Sun is its orbit. Planets move in orbits because of the Sun’s gravity, a force pulling inward toward the Sun. What is the shape of orbits?

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A year is the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit. Use your data to estimate the Year length for Mars. Use time units of Earth years or Earth months or Earth days.

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A year is the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit. Use your data to estimate the Year length for Saturn. Use time units of Earth years or Earth months.

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Why does it take the outer planets so long to orbit the Sun?

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Look closely at the diagram of planets. Based on the diagram, list the planets from smallest to largest.

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How do the four rocky planets compare to the four gas giants in size?

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