Solar system quiz 1

The science of studying space, objects in the sky, and the universe as a whole is ______________________.

• ecology

• astronomy

• astropops

• star gazing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A cloud of gas and dust is the definition for a ________________________.

What is at the center of our solar system?

• Earth

• Venus

• The Sun

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The sun is a /an__________________________________

• pretty yellow ball

• asteroid

• planet

• star

A planet's day is determined by its __________________________

According to NASA, a celestial object is considered a planet when it has all of the following except _______

• it orbit the sky

• It must be big enough to have gravity to force it into a spherical shape

• It must hold moons in its orbit

• It must clear its own orbit around its star (the sun)

Our solar system is ___________________________

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• the bomb

• suncentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The only plant that has life is ___________________________

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Earth

• earth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The planet that has the strongest greenhouse effect in our solar system is _______

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Uranus

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

Which planet rotates on its side?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Uranus

• Venus