Solar System Scale: MS-ESS1-3
Authored by Kathryn Brannen
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
A student made a model of how the planets orbit the sun. She used a tennis ball to represent the sun. She used ping-pong balls to represent each planet, and painted each one a different color. Then, she placed all the ping-pong balls equal distances apart in a line extending out from the sun. What are two limitations of the student's model?
She used the same size balls to represent the planets.
She made planets orbit the sun.
The planets are not the correct distances from the sun.
The solar system can't be modeled using actual objects.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How do the sizes of the inner planets (4 closest to the sun) compare to the sizes of the outer planets (4 farthest from the sun)?
The inner planets are larger.
The outer planets are smaller.
There is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.
The inner planets are smaller.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This shows
Size difference between the planets accurately
Distance between the planets accurately
Both size and distance accurately
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What planet is eighth in the Solar System?
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Our Solar System_________
Has 8 planets that are very close together
Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space
Has 9 planets that are very close together
Has 9 planets, but is mostly empty space
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why do scientists use scale to study the Solar System?
The solar system is too large to study without using scale models
The solar system is too small to study without using scale models
Scientists don't need to use scale because we have satellites
All of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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