Our Solar System-ESS Week 7

The only planet that supports life.

• Pluto

• Mars

• Earth

• Mercury

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Even though it is not closest to the sun, this planet is the hottest in the solar system.

• Venus

• Pluto

• Uranus

• Jupiter

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The rings of Saturn are made of...

• Gases

• Ice

• Plasma

• Rainbows

Your friend asks you to help with an investigation using a ball, a flashlight, and a dark room. What might you be investigating?

• The speed of light

• Why there are dark spots on the sun

• The atmosphere of Earth

• The phases of the moon

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Which planet has iron in the soil that gives it a red color, just like iron-rich soil on Earth

• Earth

• Uranus

• Mars

• Saturn

The atmosphere on Uranus rotates faster than its core. Which of the following things that happen on Earth could best relate to what the atmosphere on Uranus is doing?

• Cause heavy rain

• Cause a huge snowstorm

• Cause fast-moving wind

• Cause a drought

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Which of the following would best describe Galileo?

• Arrested because of his ideas about the solar system

• Wanted to be a doctor

• Arrested for looking for a new planet

• Built the Hubble telescope

What is the nearest star to the sun?

• Alpha Centauri

• Sirius

• Capella

• Proxima Centauri

How is Earth different from all the other planets in our solar system?

• It is the only planet with its own moon.

• It has storms in the atmosphere.

• It has liquid water that allows plants and animals to live.

• It is close enough to the sun to get heat energy.

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Compare and contrast Venus and Earth. How are they ALIKE? Choose 2 answers.

• Venus and Earth are alike because they are planets in the same solar system.

• Venus and Earth are alike because they are the same size.

• Venus and Earth are alike because both planets can sustain life.

• Venus and Earth are alike because they are the same color.