Sol

About 99.85% of the mass of the solar system is the __________.

• Asteroid belt

• Sun

• Moon

• planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The inner and outer planets are separated by the __________.

• asteroid belt

• moon

• comets

• dwarf planets

Each planet orbits or ______ around the Sun.

• rotates

• revolves

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity

• speed

• string

• air currents

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which object has the most gravity?

• Earth

• moon

• Jupiter

• sun

Does this graph show relative size or distance from the sun of the planets?

• It shows both size and distance.

• It does not show size or distance.

• It shows distance from the sun

• It shows relative size.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Saturn

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What planet is eighth in the Solar System?

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mars

A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Moon

• Meteor

Which planet is NOT one of the "Gas Giants"?

• Uranus

• Venus

• Neptune

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3