Order of the Planets

Order of the Planets

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Assessment

Created by

Amber Oliver

Science

3rd - 5th Grade

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NGSS
MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-2

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

A student records the following information about a planet:

- Its largest moon is named Titan

- It is made up mostly of gases

- It is surrounded by rings

- It is the sixth planet from the sun.


Which planet is the student studying?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

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Asteroids are large bodies of rock that are too small to be planets. An asteroid belt has many asteroids. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.


Which outer planet is closest to this asteroid belt?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

Which planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

Which statement about the planets in the solar system is correct?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

Earth orbits the sun between which two other planets?

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

The solar system has eight planets and one sun. What is the correct order of these planets, starting from closest to the Sun?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

Most scientists agree that Earth is the only planet in the solar system that supports life. What is planet Earth's position from the Sun?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following accurately compares the positions of Jupiter and Earth from the Sun?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

45 sec • 1 pt

The following are identified as planets in Earth's solar system EXCEPT -

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