Solar System review

Solar System review

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Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-1

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What technology changed the way people view the Solar System?

Back

Telescope: An instrument that allows us to see distant objects in space more clearly.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, along with smaller bodies like asteroids and comets?

Back

Solar System: The gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What do we call a chunk of rock that has reached Earth’s surface?

Back

Meteorite: A solid fragment of a meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which planet takes the shortest amount of time to orbit the Sun?

Back

Mercury: The closest planet to the Sun, it takes about 88 Earth days to complete one orbit.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an object that orbits the sun and has a rounded shape but does not have a set orbital path?

Back

Dwarf Planet: A celestial body that orbits the Sun, is spherical in shape, but has not cleared its neighboring region of other objects.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the largest planet in our Solar System?

Back

Jupiter: The fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System, known for its Great Red Spot and many moons.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the term for a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt?

Back

Asteroid: A small rocky body that orbits the Sun, mostly found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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