Planets in Order

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 planet is seventh from the Sun?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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

Most scientists agree that Earth is the only planet in the solar system that supports life. What is planet Earth's position from the Sun?

• first

• second

• third

• fifth

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

Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.

Which outer planet is closest to this asteroid belt?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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Earth orbits the sun between which two other planets?

• Venus and Mars

• Jupiter and Mars

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Mercury and Venus

This is the fourth planet from the Sun

• Earth

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Mars

The 5th planet from the Sun is ______.

• Venus

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars