Solar System 5B Trivia

This picture shows the path Earth takes as it moves around the sun. What is the path called?

• a constellation
• a moon
• an orbit
• a planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is another word for rotate?

• orbit
• skip
• spin
• run

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet is the largest?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?

• Mars
• Uranus
• Venus
• the Moon

At what time of day is a shadow the shortest?

• 8 AM
• 12 PM
• 4 PM
• when I am brushing my teeth

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

What is the sun?

• a moon
• a planet
• a star
• a spaceship

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Why does the sun appear to change throughout the day?

• Earth rotates.
• The moon blocks the sun.
• The Sun gets closer to Earth.
• Spaceships move in front of the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

There are _________ planets in our solar system.

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 9

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are known as _____________ planets.

• rocky

• gaseous

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are know as ________ planets.

• rocky

• gaseous