The Planets

In an activity, students design a model of the solar system like the one shown in the picture.
Which planet is identified by the number 5?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

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Which planet is seventh from the Sun?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Venus

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A student draws this model of the solar system. What are the names of the first four planets, in order from the Sun?

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth

• Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.

Which outer planet is closest to this asteroid belt?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Venus

• Jupiter

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Earth orbits the sun between which two other planets?

• Venus and Mars

• Jupiter and Mars

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Mercury and Venus

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Most scientists agree that Earth is the only planet in the solar system that supports life. What is planet Earth's position from the Sun?

• first

• second

• third

• fifth

The following are identified as planets in Earth's solar system EXCEPT -

• Mercury

• Venus

• Sun

• Saturn

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Which planet is identified by the letter B?

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Mars

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This is the 5th planet in the solar system and also the largest.

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Earth

• The Sun

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