ESS Unit 2 Review (ESSRT + density data)

Which planet has a density that is less than the density of liquid water?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

• Saturn

The diagram compares the relative diameters of 2 planets in our solar system. Which 2 planets have diameters that closely resemble this comparison?

• Uranus and Neptune

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Earth and Mars

• Mercury and Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Compared to the size and density of the Earth, the Moon has a

• smaller diameter and lower density

• smaller diameter and higher density

• larger diameter and lower density

• larger diameter and higher density

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which object in our solar system has the greatest density?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• The Moon

• The Sun

Compared to Neptune, Mercury moves more rapidly in its orbit because Mercury

• is larger

• is more dense

• is closer to the Sun

• has a less eccentric orbit

Which is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet's diameter is approximately 4 times Earth's diameter?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which characteristic of the planets in the solar system increases as the distance from the Sun increases?

• equatorial diameter

• eccentricity of orbit

• period of rotation

• period of revolution

How long does it take the Sun to rotate (spin)?

• 27 days

• 59 days

• 243 days

• 23 hours 56 min 4 sec

Jovian planets are

• More dense and larger

• More dense and smaller

• Less dense and larger

• Less dense and smaller