Space Pre-assessment

What object is Earth's only natural satellite?

• The Sun

• Mars

• The Moon

• A Satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many Planets does our Solar System have ?

• 8

• 9

• 6

• 7

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Label the Solar System

i

f

g

h

e

j

d

c

b

a

Jupiter

Uranus

Asteroid Belt

Mercury

Earth

Saturn

Sun

Mars

Neptune

Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How long does it take the Earth to rotate Once?

• 24 hours

• 24 days

• 1 year

• 1 hour

What information does a star's spectrun offer about the star ?

• Size

• Age

• Chemical Composition

• Location

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

A star's color is based on which of the following factors ?

• Surface Temperature

• Size

• Density

• Mass

Earth's period of a 24 hour day is based on.

• The time it takes the Earth to rotate once

• The Zodiac

• Polaris

• The time it takes for the Sun to appear in the same position

Seasons are determined by _______?

• Earth's tilt

• The Solar Year

• Precession

• The distance from the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The following list describes a certain set of objects in our solar system.

1. 1. solid, rocky surfaces

2. 2. thin atmosphere

3. 3. few or no moons

4. 4. no rings

• the inner planets

• the outer planets

• asteroids and comets

What determines the length of a year on Earth?

• the amount of time it takes Earth to orbit the moon once

• the amount of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun once

• the amount of time it takes the sun to orbit Earth once

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1