Stars and Solar System

How long does it take the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun?

• 24 hours

• 24 days

• 120 days

• 365 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet is the largest in our Solar System?

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the correct order of the planets starting from closest to the sun?

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which layer of the sun do you see when you look at it in the sky (never look directly at the sun).

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Photosphere

• Core

The sun is an average sized star.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The rare collapse and explosion of a dying star that can shine up to a billion times brighter than the sun for a brief time.

• Protostar

• Supernova

• Red Dwarf

• Giant Star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The sun looks so large because it is the closest star in the Galaxy.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

____________________is the only planet in our galaxy known to have the right conditions for life.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Our solar system is in the _____________________ Galaxy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Stars are made up mostly of what two elements?

• Iron and nickel

• oxygen and hydrogen

• hydrogen and helium

• helium and magnesium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3