Set 11B (Science 6)

Closest planet to the Earth (brightest in the morning/evening sky)

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The closest planet to the sun

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The Red Planet (named after the Roman god of war)

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The only planet able to sustain life.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

For a solar system object to be considered a ​ (a)   it must orbit the ​ (b)   , be large enough for its own ​ (c)   to keep it in the shape of a ​ (d)   , and not share its ​ (e)   with objects of similar size.

• planet
• sun
• gravity
• sphere
• orbit
• square

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, & Uranus are considered __

• outer planets

• inner planets

• Jovian planets

• terrestrial planets

• gas (ice) giants

Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars are considered __

• outer planets

• inner planets

• Jovian planets

• terrestrial planets

• gas (ice) giants

A __ eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the earth and the sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A __ eclipse occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the earth..

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the following concepts:

Groups:

(a) solar eclipse

,

(b) lunar eclipse

,

(c) gas giants

,

(d) terrestral planets

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Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1