U5.16 Checkpoint #3

How many planets are there in the solar system?

• 6

• 8

• 9

• 14

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is NOT part of our solar system? 

• the moons around Jupiter

• asteroids and meteoroids

• comets

• stars that are not the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The ____  are the four planets closest to the Sun

• outer planets

• gas giants

• inner planets

• larger

Which two planets do not have moons?

• Mercury and Mars

• Mercury and Neptune

• Mercury and Venus

• Venus and Mars

Some of the dwarf planets in our solar system are:

• Makemake, Ceres and Charon

• Pluto, Pallas and Eris

• Eris, Pluto and Nix

• Haumea, Pluto and Eris

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The outer planets are ____  than the inner planets, 

• smallest

• larger

• slower

• rocky

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The outer planets are also called ________.

• terrestrial planets

• larger planets

• gas giants

• farthest planets

The four inner planets are:

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Pluto

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The four outer  planets are:

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Pluto

• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The ______ do not have solid surfaces and have a small, rocky core. 

• outer planets

• terrestrial planets

• inner planets

• smallest