Part 1 Earth and Space

What in in the middle of our solar system?

• Moon
• Earth
• Sun
• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is a body that orbits a planet?

• Star
• Satellite
• Planet
• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is an object that orbits the sun?

• Star
• Satellite
• Planet
• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a streak of light produced when a small piece of rock or ice burns up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere?

• Meteor
• Comet
• Star
• Constellation

What is a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun?

• Meteor
• Comet
• Star
• Constellation

What is an object that orbits the sun called?

• Star

• Satellite

• Planet

• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How many constellations are there?

• 54
• 61
• 88
• 96

What word is best used to describe the path an object takes around the sun?

• Orbit
• Move
• Drop
• Turn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal or object?

• Stars
• Picture
• Zodiac
• Constellation

What is the current model we accept of our solar system?

• Geocentric model
• Heliocentric model