OLS 5th 2.9 Unit Review The Solar System and Beyond Quiz

Which are the three main layers of the sun?

• Core, Corona, Photosphere

• Photosphere, Corona, Core

• Corona, Core, Photosphere

• Photosphere, Core, Corona

Arrange the planets in their usual order, starting with the planet closest to the sun.

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

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

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• Gravity

• Light Energy

• Magnitude

• Telescope

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How are stars classified according to their brightness?

• Apparent Magnitude

• Dim Energy

• Polaris

• Betelgeuse

Not all objects are within our solar system. Many bright _____ are located far outside our solar system. They are all much farther away from Earth than our _____ at the center of our solar system.

• planets, Moon
• galaxies, Earth
• asteroids, Mars
• stars, Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which star is at the shoulder on the left of the constellation Orion?

• Polaris

• Betelgeuse

• Rigel

• Milky Way

What tool do scientists use to magnify distant objects in the sky?

• Telescope

• Moon

• Sun

• Gravity

What are the three important constellations?
 

• Ursa Major (big dipper), Ursa Minor (little dipper), Orion  

• Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Orion  
• Ursa big, Ursa small, Orion 

What has one star with its planet and other bodies that is part of the Milky Way galaxy? Our ____ has one star with its planet and other bodies that is part of the Milky Way galaxy.

• solar system
• asteroid belt
• universe
• galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The solar system is vast. It includes many things, such as all eight _____ and their moons, numerous asteroids, and comets, too. The _____ is at the center of the entire solar system.

• stars, moon
• galaxies, earth
• planets, sun
• satellites, universe