Planets & Stars

Name the star that Earth moves around.

• the moon

• the sun

• Mercury

• a constellation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A _____ is a large ball of rock or gas that moves around the sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun, the planets, and the planets' moons are parts of the ______.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many planets are in the solar system?

• 8

• 9

• 7

• 10

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Pluto

• Neptune

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What is the 3rd planet from the sun?

• Mars

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An ___ is the path a planet takes as it moves around the sun.

• orbit

• rotate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A ___ is a huge ball of hot gases.

• star

• planet

• Earth

• solar system

What gives Earth light and heat?

• the stars

• the moon

• the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1