Solar System Review

What natural satellites would you find orbiting around a planet?

• sun

• moons

• comets

• meteorites

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the distance light can travel in one year called?

• Light year

• Astronauts meter

• Light meter

• Astronomical unit

Which planets are large and made of mostly hydrogen and helium?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

The planets in the solar system are so far apart that scientists measure the distances between them in _________.

• kilometers

• astronomical unit

• feet

• light years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many planets are found in the solar system?

• 10

• 8

• 4

• 9

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The four inner planets include ______________.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The four outer planets include ______________.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Neptune

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Neptune

• Neptune, Earth, Pluto, Saturn

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A(n) _____ is an object that orbits the sun, has a spherical shape, and has a mass greater than other objects near it.

• planet

• comet

• asteroid

• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

One of ____ moons is larger than the planet Mercury.

• Neptune

• Pluto

• Venus

• Saturn's

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The outer planets are mainly composed of which of the following?

• hydrogen & oxygen

• hydrogen & helium

• methane & ammonia

• nitrogen & helium