Solar System Quiz

What is our Sun?

• A big ball of Fire

• A big ball of Plasma

• A Star

• A big round thing that heats up the Earth

What is the correct structure of our solar system?

• The Earth at the center, the Sun, the inner planets, and the outer planets

• The Inner planets, the Sun, and then the outer planets

• The Sun, the inner planets, and the outer planets

• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What does AU stand for?

• Anatomy Unit

• Asteroid Unit

• Astronomical Unit

One AU distance is the distance from Earth to the Sun.

• True

• False

Compared to other Sun's in other Solar Systems, our sun is...

• Small

• Medium

• Large

• X-Large

The Sun is more massive then everything else in our solar system combined

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Sun and Solar System formed around the same time

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name of the plane made by the Earth's orbit around the Sun?

• Ecliptic Plane

• Eclipses Plane

• Elliptical Plane

• Eco Plane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is is called when a planet spins on its axis one time?

• A rotation

• A rotator

• Spinning

• None of the above

What is Earth's Period of Rotation? (Time it takes to spin on its axis once)

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 36 hours

• 48 hours