Solar System Quiz

This solar system quiz is designed to reflect the rigor of NGSS versus the typical fill-in-the-blank or matching quizzes. There are 11 multiple choice questions and a 3-part open response question. The questions are OVERVIEW in nature versus asking about smaller details of each planet.

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Topics covered include:

• Relative sizes of the planets
• The most defining features of planets (just the big ideas)
• Inertia versus gravity
• Revolution/rotation

Teacher Notes:

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• ANSWER KEY INCLUDED.
• Please note: this solar system quiz is not editable.
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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS1-3: Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.