Exploring Stars and Planets

What is a star?

• A hot ball of burning gases that gives off light

• A ball of rocky material that orbits a planet

• A ball of rock or gas that orbits a star

• A big, yellow dot

Which of the following is NOT a color of a star?

• Yellow

• Purple

• Blue

• Red

Which of the following is a star in our solar system?

• The Big Dipper

• Orion

• The Sun

• Draco

The sun provides the Earth with…

• Heat and light

• Light and darkness

• Heat and cold temperatures

• Light and cold temperatures

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False? The sun is a star.

• True

• False

What is a planet?

• A hot ball of gas

• A body that orbits around another planet

• Something that can produce its own light

• A large body in space that orbits a star

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 9

• 8

• 10

• 7

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is an inner planet?

• Jupitar

• Neptune

• Venus

• Uranus

Which of the following is an outer planet?

• Earth

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Mars

Which is the correct order of the inner planets?

• Venus, Mars, Earth, Mercury

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Venus, Mercury, Mars