Solar System

The order of the planets from the sun is...

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

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

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

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

How many planets are in our Solar System?

• Too many to count

• 3

• 9

• 8

The Planets orbit around...

• The Moon

• The Earth

• The Sun

• Anthony's head

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

When was the Solar System formed?

• Around 4.6 Billion Years ago

• Yesterday

• Four Thousand years ago

• 365 days ago

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

Label the Solar System

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f

g

h

e

j

d

c

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a

Mars

Mercury

Venus

Uranus

Asteroid Belt

Saturn

Neptune

Earth

Jupiter

Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

all objects bound to the sun​ (a)  

• solar system

• milky way

• system

• wind

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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b

c

d

e

f

g

h

Neptune

Mercury

Jupiter

Mars

Uranus

Earth

Saturn

Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Label the Solar System

i

f

g

h

e

j

d

c

b

a

Earth

Venus

Saturn

Mercury

Uranus

Mars

Sun

Asteroid Belt

Neptune

Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Electricity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Match the following planets to their descriptions

• Mars

• Has the most rings

• Venus

• One of the few that rotates clockwise

• Jupiter

• Has 2 moons

• Saturn

• Has a large storm in its atmosphere known as the "red spot"

• Uranus

• Has a very tilted axis