The Solar System review

What are the four largest satellites that orbit Jupiter?

• Moons

• Meteorites

• Asteroids

• Comets

What holds celestial objects in orbit?

• Rocky

• Revolution

• Gases

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What are large metallic objects that are clustered in bands called belts?

• Meteorites

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How can you tell the difference between moons and planets?

• Moons are small, while planets are large.

• Moons have a shorter revolution period than planets.

• Moons are gaseous, while planets are rocky.

• Moons orbit around planets, while planets orbit around stars.

Order these from smallest to largest: universe, solar system, galaxy. Explain your thinking.

• Galaxy, Solar System, Universe

• Galaxy, Universe, Solar System

• Solar System, Universe, Galaxy

• Universe, Solar System, Galaxy

A large object orbiting a star

• moon

• planet

• asteroid

• meteoroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A star that is dense and made up of hot gases

• Sun

• moon

• earth

• mars

All the space and the matter space contains

• solar system

• galaxy

• universe

The inner planets are small and __________________, whereas the larger, outer planets are __________________.

• gaseous, rocky

• rocky, gaseous

• rocky

• gaseous