Our Solar System and Beyond

The eight _____ orbit the sun.

• cheese crackers

• planets

• milky way

• moon

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A Constellation is a group of stars that seem to form a ____

• picture

• gas

• sun

• planets

The ______ is the star at the center of our solar system.

• storm

• revolve

• sun

• mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Our galaxy is called the ______

• Milky Way

• planets

• moons

• suns

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

There are 8 phases of the Moon.

• True

• False

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The path an object takes is called its orbit.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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It takes 90 days for the Earth to orbit around the Sun.

• True

• False

  It takes 365 days.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Name the planet best known for its rings.

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Mars

What is the only planet that supports life?

• Neptune

• Earth

• Mars

• Uranus

The hottest planet in the solar system is....

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Uranus