Which describes the sun?

a star composed of gases that provides light energy

Luke made a scale model of the solar system. What did he notice about the inner planets?

They are all smaller than the outer planets.

Identify the position of the planets in relation to the sun. What is the order in distance from the sun?

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

Which of these characteristics applies only to inner planets?

revolve around the sun more quickly

Can you identify why a small space will limit your scale model of the solar system?

The sun is much larger than all the planets.

Why do we see our Sun better than other stars?

It is closer to us than other stars.

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1
From the position of the shadow, what time is it?
8:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m.
4:00 p.m.
2
Which describes the sun?
a star composed of gases that provides light energy
an asteroid that is made of ice
a star composed of flames
a star that gives off sound energy
3
Luke made a scale model of the solar system. What did he notice about the inner planets?
They are all the same size.
They are all larger than the outer planets.
They are all larger than the sun.
They are all smaller than the outer planets.
4
Which is most likely being modeled in the picture below?
movement of stars in the galaxy
phases of the moon
Earth’s revolution
the sun’s revolution
5
Which object does the list of characteristics describe?
a planet
an asteroid
the moon
the sun
6
Identify the position of the planets in relation to the sun. What is the order in distance from the sun?
Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars, Neptune, Mercury, Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Uranus
Earth, Saturn, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Mercury, Uranus
7
What is the fourth planet from the sun?
Mars
Neptune
Saturn
Earth
8
Which of these characteristics applies only to inner planets?
cores made of gas
largest planets in the solar system
very cold temperatures
revolve around the sun more quickly
9
Can you identify why a small space will limit your scale model of the solar system?
The planet orbits are elliptical.
The sun is very far from all the planets.
Some planets are too small to model.
The sun is much larger than all the planets.
10
Which of these is true about Neptune?
It is the largest planet.
It has the most beautiful rings.
It is the windiest planet.
It has oxygen and water.
11
Which object in the picture provides heat and light energy to make ice melt?
the sun
the snow
the tree
the hat
12
Why do we see our Sun better than other stars?
It has more oxygen.
It is closer to us than other stars.
It has more energy.
It is traveling much faster.
13
The largest planet is Jupiter.
True
False
14
Look at the picture below of the Earth and the Sun. Which sentence describes what the model shows?
Earth has an equator.
Earth follows the moon.
Earth revolves around the sun.
Earth rotates around the moon.

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