Exploring Our Solar System

The ________ belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Star

The Sun and other stars orbit Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

In what region can Pluto be found?

• Asteroid belt

• Kuiper belt

• Habitable zone

• Event horizon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

a large planet composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core. The gas giants of our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

• terrestrial planets

• planetesimals

• nebula

• gas giant planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet"?

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

• Neptune

How many planets are there in our solar system?

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

What is the name of the fifth planet from the Sun?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus