Unit 5 Review: Investigating the Solar System

This graphic organizer shows information about the Sun. Which statement most likely completes Section 3?

Why would a Solar System made with ping pong balls and painting them a different color NOT work?

If you were to make a model of Earth's solar system, which planets would you place on each side of Jupiter?

Mistakenly, people thought Earth was the center of the universe and everything orbited around it. Which is accurate?

The four outer planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars.

A planet was not discovered before 1846 because its orbit is the farthest from the Sun. Which planet is that?

Earth is the 3rd closest planet to the Sun. Earth orbits between which of the following planets?

The model below represents the Sun, Earth, and Moon. How could this model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon be improved?

What is the fourth planet from the Sun?

According to the image below, which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

Which four rocky planets (the inner planets) are closer to the Sun than the asteroid belt?

There are many objects in the sky, including the Sun, planets, and moons. What type of object is the Sun?

Which statement most likely describes why organisms are able to survive on Earth?

Which planet is known as the "red planet?"

Some characteristics of the Sun would be that it has rings and craters.

This planet is made up mostly of gases, is surrounded by rings, and is the 6th planet from the Sun.

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun, and Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.

Look at the picture below and match it to the correct description.

The Sun provides light energy for Earth. What other type of energy does the Sun provide for Earth?

Which of the following is the most accurate description for the Sun, Earth, and moon?