The Planets

What divides the inner planets from the outer planets?

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Asteroid Belt

What 4 planets make up the outer planets?

• mercury, venus, earth, mars

• jupiter, saturn, uranus, venus

• mercury, venus, earth, saturn

• jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

If you are in a space ship flying from Venus to Saturn, what planets would you pass?

• Mercury, Earth, Jupiter

• Mars, Earth, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Jupiter

Which two planets are on either side of Earth?

• Venus and Mars

• Venus and Mercury

• Mercury and Mars

• Jupiter and Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the student studying?

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The solar system has eight planets and one sun. What is the correct order of these planets, starting from closest to the Sun?

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

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

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

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

Which of the following accurately compares the positions of Jupiter and Earth from the Sun?

• Earth is positioned closer to the Sun than Jupiter

• Jupiter is positioned closer to the Sun than Earth

• Jupiter's orbit is shorter than Earth's orbit around the Sun

• Earth's orbit is longer than Jupiter's orbit around the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet is seventh from the Sun?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2