Science 7 Unit 7 Vocabulary: The Solar System Quiz

What is a celestial body that revolves around a planet?

• Life

• Revolve

• Moon

• Meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a repeating path that one object in space takes around another one?

• Gravitational force

• Gas Giant

• Orbit

• Revolve

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is a change in position or location?

• Movement

• Gas Giant

• Motion

• Meteor

What is a celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit?

• Gas Giant

• Meteor

• Moon

• Comet

What is a large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system?

• Moon

• Comet

• Planet

• Asteroids

What is a star and the group of planets that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it

• Movement

• Solar system

• Gravitational force

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the position an object occupies?

• Location

• Gravity

• Ozone layer

• Revolve

What is a small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light?

• Comet

• Gravity

• Asteroids

• Meteor

What is a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance?

• Planet

• Life

• Location

• Physical property

What is a feature that helps identify something?

• Characteristic

• Science

• Ozone layer

• Proximity

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2