Planets and Stars

The Sun is a ________, a huge ball of glowing gases.

• planet

• asteroid

• star

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The following is true about stars: (Click ALL that apply.)

• The color of a star tells us how hot it is.

• Patterns of stars form constellations.

• Planets are a special type of star.

• There are billions of stars in the universe.

The Sun looks like the largest and brightest star in our galaxy because _________.

• It is the largest and brightest star.

• It is billions of light-years away.

• It is the closest star to us.

• The Sun is not a star, it is a planet.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

____________ is the only planet that can sustain life; however, some scientists believe that Mars might also be able to sustain life.

• Earth

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

The planets __________ around the Sun on their orbit.

• rotate

• flip

• twist

• revolve

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The outer planets are mostly made of

• rocks

• gas

• craters

• water

The inner planets are made mostly of

• rocks

• gas

• water

• diamonds

What do you call a group of stars in the sky that form a pattern or image?

• universe

• constellation

• orbit

• galaxy

What makes up the Solar System?

• Sun and Planets

• Sun, Planets, Moons, other objects

• Planets

• Jolly ranchers

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What planets are closest to the sun?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Middle Planets

• Earth & Mars