The Solar System: An Introduction

What is the name of the galaxy our solar system is in?

• The big dipper

• The milky way

• Orion's belt

• The little dipper

The _____'s gravity is what hold's our solar system together.

• Moon

• Jupiter

• Milky Way

• Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is the closest planet to the sun?

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mars

True or False: Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Choose all the correct answers: Venus...

• ...is the last planet in the solar system

• ... is the second planet from the sun

• ...is the hottest planet in the solar system

• ...has one moon

Earth's surface is made up of what percentage of water?

• 70%

• 40%

• 85%

• 62%

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Earth is the _____ planet from the sun

• fourth

• seventh

• first

• third

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Mars is the fourth closest planet to the sun. Mars also has _____ moons?

• 23

• 8

• 2

• 14

______ is the largest planet in the solar system

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Earth

• Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is known for it's visible gas rings?

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Mars

• Mercury