Solar System STEMscopes

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What is a large object orbiting a star?

Back

Planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What is the approximate age of the solar system?

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4.5 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Front

What object is used to represent the largest outer planet in a scale model?

Back

Basketball, 24 cm

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What type of celestial body is Pluto classified as?

Back

A dwarf planet

Front

What can increase the gravitational attraction between the Sun and Venus?

Back

Reducing the distance between the Sun and Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is the center of our solar system?

Back

The Sun

Front

What are the four terrestrial planets in our solar system?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Front

What is the main difference between a planet and a moon?

Back

A planet orbits a star, while a moon orbits a planet.

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it moves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3