Big Idea 5

What is the correct order of the planets from the sun?

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

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is a...

• planet

• star

• asteroid

• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Gas giants

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Both

• Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Both

• Pluto

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Both

• Earth

Close to the sun

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Both

• Kuiper Belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Shorter revolutions around the sun

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

• Both

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of the following is not true about the outer planets?

• They are further apart than the inner planets

• There are four of them

• They have many moons

• They have rocky surfaces

To move the heavy box shown, Kylie and her friends lifted it onto a cart with wheels. Why was it easier to move the box by placing it on wheels than by sliding it?

• There was less mass.

• There was less friction.

• There was less density.

• There was less gravity.

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Felipe and Marsha were studying friction and decided to do an experiment. They place four equally sized blocks made of different materials on an elevated plastic tray. They watched the blocks move down the tray. Which block would experience the least amount of friction as it moved down the tray?

• ice block

• sponge block

• sandpaper block

• plastic block