
Inner Solar System
Authored by Noha Ibrahim
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the length of Mars’s orbital radius?
1.5 AU
200 AU
2,000.5 AU
5,000 AU
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these statements is true of the asteroid belt?
Asteroids are very close together.
The asteroid belt lies outside of Mercury’s orbit.
The asteroid belt contains no more than a thousand asteroids.
The asteroid belt is between about 2 and 4 AU from the sun.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What of these statements is NOT true of Earth’s radius and mass?
Earth is the largest of the terrestrial planets.
Earth’s large mass results in a thin atmosphere.
Earth’s crust is less than 1% of its planetary radius.
Earth’s large mass results in strong gravitational force.
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NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one effect that Mars’s small mass has on its atmosphere?
The atmosphere is more concentrated with greenhouse gases.
The gravitational force holding the atmosphere is not very strong.
Its atmosphere often switches back and forth between being thick and thin.
Its similar mass to Earth means that it contains enough oxygen for a person to breathe.
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NGSS.MS-PS2-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does Venus experience higher temperatures than those experienced by Mercury?
Venus is covered in volcanoes
Venus is closer to the sun than Mercury.
Venus receives more direct sunlight than Mercury.
Venus’s atmosphere absorbs and traps more thermal energy from the sun.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the advantage of using space telescopes over ground telescopes?
Space telescopes can travel anywhere in the solar system.
Space telescopes are always more powerful than ground telescopes.
Space telescopes are able to store more information than ground telescopes.
Space telescopes are not affected by light pollution and Earth’s atmosphere.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of these statements is true of how astronomers have used spacecraft to collect information about the solar system?
Many spacecraft contain tools that help to determine the masses of distant moons.
Spacecraft technology only allows spacecraft to fall into orbit around celestial bodies.
Astronomers have sent spacecraft to different parts of the solar system starting in the 1990s.
Photos obtained from spacecraft are often lack the detail of photos from ground telescopes.
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