Solar System Review

Which of the following contains all the characteristics of planets in our solar system?

• all planets revolve around the sun, have moons & have rings

• all planets are spherical, have cleared orbits & revolve around the sun

• all planets have moons, cleared orbits & are spherical

• all planets have cleared orbits, moons & rings

the heliocentric model of the solar system places the _____ at the center

• sun

• earth

• moon

• planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

terrestrial planets are described as being

• dense and rocky

• gaseous and rocky

• icy and dense

• liquid and dense

which model places earth at the center of the solar system?

• heliocentric

• geocentric

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what are some difference between gas giants and terrestrial planets?

• terrestrial planets are closer to the sun

• gas giants are not solid while terrestrial planets are

• terrestrial planets are larger than gas giants

• gas giants have longer years than terrestrial planets

• gas giants are hotter than terrestrial planets

true or false:

Jupiter is many times larger than Earth

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

select all planets that would have longer years than earth

• neptune

• venus

• mercury

• uranus

which of the following explains why saturn is less dense than earth even though it's bigger?

• saturn is gaseous, gas is less dense than solids

• saturn is solid, solids are less dense than gases

• earth is gaseous, gas is more dense than solids

• earth is and saturn have the same density

what is the most important force that helped form the solar system & that keeps everything in orbit around the sun?

• gravity from the outer planets

• gravity

• friciton

• nuclear fusion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

asteroids are made of ______ and ______, while comets are made of ______, ______, and _______.

• dust & rock

  ice, metal & dust

• ice & dust

  rock, metals & dust

• metals & rock

  ice, rock & dust

• metals & ice

  rock, dust & ice