Investigating the Solar System

The four inner planets are...

• Rocky and small

• Very large and made of ice

• Small and made of ice

• Very large and made of gases

The outer planets are...

• Rocky and small

• Very large and made of ice

• Small and made of ice

• Very large and made of gases

Which object has the most gravity?

• Earth

• moon

• Jupiter

• sun

What is an astronomical unit?

• distance between the moon and earth

• distance between the earth and pluto

• distance between the earth and sun

• distance between NJ and Cali

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The closer a planet is to the sun...

• the faster it travels

• the slower it travels

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which movement creates day/night?

• rotation

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a common characteristic of the inner  planets?

• Gaseous

• Distance between them is longer

• Rings

• Distance between them is shorter

Which movement creates years?

• rotation

• revolution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

All of the outer planets--

• have many moons

• are small

• have a short orbit around the Sun

• are rocky

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planets are terrestrial planets

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Both

• Asteroid belt