Order of the Solar System

Which force is responsible for the orbiting motion of the planets around the sun?

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Motion

• Gravity

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A student draws this model of the solar system. What are the names, in order, of the first four planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth

• Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars

Which planet is identified by the letter B?

• Mercury

• Saturn

• Mars

• Neptune

Which planet is seventh from the sun?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

Which lists the planets in the correct order in relation to the sun?

• Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

• None of the above

Which planet is the sixth planet from the sun?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Mars

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Which of the following is a question that can be answered by using the model constructed?

• How long does it take the moon to orbit Earth?

• Which planet is closest to the sun?

• How far away is Earth from the sun?

• How long would it take a spacecraft to get to Neptune?

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Which statement best explains the relationship between the planets and the sun?

• The planets rotate around the sun in the same direction.

• The planets revolve around the sun.

• The sun supplies the same amount of heat to all the planets.

• All of the above.

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What is one advantage of studying a model like the one in the picture?

• To test the effects of the sun’s gravity on each planet

• To identify and compare the order of the planets in the solar system

• To show the distance of each planet from other stars

• To form a hypothesis of how long it takes each planet to spin on its axis

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The planets in our solar system are kept in their orbit by

• the Sun's gravitational force

• the combined gravitational force of all the planets

• Jupiter's centrifugal force

• the moon's gravitational force

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