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Reorder the following planets from largest to smallest

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planets closer to the sun take ​ (a)   time to revolve around the sun. Planets further from the sun take ​ (b)   .

• less
• more

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Label the phases of the moon

a

b

c

d

First Quarter

Third Quarter

New Moon

Full Moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Sort the planets into the correct categories

Groups:

(a) Terrestrial

,

(b) Gas

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Venus

• Mars

• Earth

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Reorder the following planets from smallest to largest

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Uranus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The rising and setting of the sun is caused by ​ (a)   by the seasons are caused by ​ (b)   .

• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

​ (a)   orbits ​ (b)   and ​ (c)   orbits Earth.

• Earth
• the sun
• the moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Label the positions of Earth with the correct seasons

a

b

c

d

Fall/Autumn

Spring

Winter

Summer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Earth's tilt on its axis and its revolution around the Sun cause

• Seasons

• Day and Night

• Earthquakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Match the characteristics with either the Earth, the sun, or the moon.

Groups:

(a) The Earth

,

(b) The Sun

,

(c) The Moon

• Surface made of solid rock and liquid water

• Gas atmosphere

• Surface made of rock, but not liquid water

• Breathable atmosphere

• Many craters

• Medium sized star

• Surface made of hot gas

• 110 times the size of Earth