Junior Cycle Science Earth and Space

The order of the planets is:

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Almost Earth’s twin in size and mass, this planet has very thick atmosphere.

• Venus
• Mars
• Mercury
• Neptune

Its largest moon is Titan.

• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Neptune
• Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Scientists have been able to find no atmosphere around this planet because it has little gravity and is closest to the sun.

• Mars
• Venus
• Mercury
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The belt between Mars and Jupiter

• Comets
• Asteroids
• Meteors
• Stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

They are sometimes called shooting stars

• interplanetary dust
• asteroids
• comets
• meteors

What is the composition of most comets?

• rock, ice, salt, carbon
• rock, ice, magma, frozen gases
• ice, dust, rock, frozen gases
• ice, dust, rock, soil

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?

• Nebulas
• Protostars 
• Supernova
• Neutron Star

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

• stars
• stars and gas
• stars, dust, and gas
• stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity