Scale of the Solar System Vocabulary

Scale of the Solar System Vocabulary

6th - 8th Grade

22 Qs

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Scale of the Solar System Vocabulary

Scale of the Solar System Vocabulary

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6th - 8th Grade

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Ashley Oland

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of... the streak of light seen when a space rock enters the atmosphere and starts burning up, also known as a “falling star”
comet
asteroid
meteor
meteorite

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of... If a meteor doesn’t entirely burn up, a piece of space rock that lands on Earth?
meteorite
meteor
comet
planet

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is... a huge object in space made up of gas and giving off light and heat from nuclear reactions?
planet
comet
star
galaxy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is... a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star?
sun
galaxy
asteroid
planet

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is... a natural object that revolves around a planet?
moon
meteor
sun
atmosphere

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is... a rock in orbit generally between Mars and Jupiter? Sometimes, they get bounced towards Earth.
moon
asteroid
comet
satellite

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is... a chunk of ice and rock originating from the outer solar system, often accompanied by a coma and tail?
moon
asteroid
meteor
comet

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