Our Solar System

Multiple response: The forces that keep the planets in orbit around the sun are...

• gravity

• mass

• inertia

• diameter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet has about 95 moons because it has a strong gravitational force?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of the following statements is true?

• The distance between the inner planets is closer together than the distance between the outer planets.

• The distance between all planets is equal.

• The outer planets are closer together than the inner planets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is NOT a part of our solar system?

• asteroids

• satellites (moons)

• stars in the night sky

• comets

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The asteroid belt is located between which two planets?

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Saturn and Neptune

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Choose all of the characteristics that the inner planets have in common.

• few or no moons

• close to the sun

• rocky surface

• water found on surface

• small size

Choose all of the characteristics that the outer planets have in common.

• have rings

• farther apart than inner planets

• mostly made of gas

• about the same size as Earth

• much larger than Earth

The farther a planet is from the sun,

• the longer its day will be.

• the shorter its year will be.

• the longer its year will be.

Choose all that are true about an AU (astronomical unit):

• equals 93,000,000 miles

• it's the distance from the sun to Earth

• it's the distance between Mercury and Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun's mass is much greater than the mass of all the planets in our solar system combined.

• True

• False

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