Solar system

What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?

• gravity
• speed
• string
• air currents

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?

• Sun
• Comet 
• Jupiter
• Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

An _______ is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 

• Oort Cloud
• Asteroid belt
• Kuiper belt
• Photosphere

Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?

• Gas Giants
• Ice Giants
• Terrestrial Planets
• Exterior Planets

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are what type of planets?

• Gas Giants
• Ice Giants
• Terrestrial Planets
• Exterior Planets

The four terrestrial planets all have

• Rocky surfaces
• Hot temperatures
• Deep atmospheres
• Large size

The curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around another object.  The path one object takes around another.

• rotate
• orbit
• moon
• revolve

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Any object with mass has gravity.

• True
• Sometimes
• False
• Never

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.

• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune

This gas giant has a large storm in its atmosphere known as The Red Spot

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5