The Earth in the Solar System

The imaginary lines that divide that cross the Equator are called...

• parallels

• axis

• Prime Meridian

• meridians

WHAT HOLDS THE EARTH AND OTHER PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM TO REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN IN THIER OWN ORBITS?

• MILKY WAY GALAXY

• JUPITER'S GRAVITATIONAL PULL

• SUN'S HUGE MASS AND ITS POWERFUL GRAVITY

• EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM SUN WAS BORN ABOUT __________ YEARS AGO.

• 14.6 MILLION YEARS

• 15 BILLION YEARS

• 5.9 MILLION YEARS

• 4.6 BILLION YEARS

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SUN AND EARTH?

• 105 MILLION KM

• 137 MILLION KM

• 150 MILLION KM

• 230 MILLION KM

THE LIGHT FROM THE SUN TAKES __________ TO REACH EARTH.

• 1.25 SECONDS

• 8 SECONDS

• 1.25 MINUTES

• 8 MINUTES

MOON IS LOCATED AT A DISTANCE OF ABOUT ____________ KM FROM EARTH.

• 384,400 KM

• 150, 950 KM

• 860, 547 KM

• 950, 000 KM

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

WHAT IS THE SHAPE OF THE EARTH?

THE EARTH IS OFTEN REFERRED AS _________ PLANET.

THE __________ TELESCOPE ORBITS THE EARTH AND SENDING US CLOSE PHOTOGARPHS OF THE PLANETS AND STARS.

• INFRA RED

• HUBBLE SPACE

• IBEX

• ASTROSAT

What is the primary reason Earth can support life while other planets in the solar system cannot?

• Presence of water in liquid form

• Proximity to the Sun

• Presence of a magnetic field

• Size of the planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4