Planets and Stars Review

Sam is looking at a picture of Venus. He thinks it was taken by a space probe. What question could he ask to figure out what technology was used?

• Was the photo taken from Earth?

• Was the photo taken from the surface of Venus?

• Was the photo taken from space?

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

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

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

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

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

Which planets are the gas giants?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn

• Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Earth

What are the four inner planets?

• Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

• Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

• Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

• Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

What is at the center of our solar system?

• asteroid belt

• Earth

• sun

• moon

A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  

• planets

• stars

• patterns

• creatures

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

As the earth rotates on its axis, the constellations and stars in them appear to _________.  

• move across the sky

• stand still in the sky

• move around each other

• rotate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This tool is used by astronomers to make faint, faraway objects appear brighter and closer. 

• astrolabe

• compass

• sextant

• telescope

What are the outer planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

• Saturn, Neptune, Mars, Uranus

• Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Constellations may be only visible during certain seasons due to the Earth’s orbit around the____.  

• Earth

• Mars

• Planets

• sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1