Galaxy, Solar system, comets, asteroids

What are galaxies mostly made of?

• stars, planets, and animals
• stars, dust, and gas
• asteroids, planets, and comets
• people, animals, and plants

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Our sun is a medium-sized star compared to other stars.

• True

• False

The sixth planet from the Sun; known for its large rings.

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

This is the nearest star to Earth.

• the moon

• the planet of Mars

• the asteroid belt

• the sun

The fourth planet from the Sun; also known as the "red planet."

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

• Mars

The fifth planet from the Sun; this is the LARGESTplanet in the Solar System.

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Earth

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This is the eighth (last) planet from the Sun; it is deep dark blue in color.

• Earth

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Jupiter

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

• near Neptune

• between Mercury and Venus

• between Mars and Jupiter

• around the Sun

The closer a planet is to the sun...

• the faster it travels
• the slower it travels

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Which statement best describes a galaxy?

• a cluster of millions of stars held together by gravity
• a star, with planets, moons and other small space bodies revolving around it
• all known objects
• all of the above