Gravity in our Solar System Quiz

Gravity in our Solar System Quiz

6th Grade

27 Qs

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Gravity in our Solar System Quiz

Gravity in our Solar System Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-6

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Eden Westergaard

FREE Resource

27 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What force is responsible for the formation of the solar system?

Electromagnetic force

Gravitational force

Nuclear force

Frictional force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how many years ago did our solar system begin to form?

2.5 billion years ago

3.6 billion years ago

4.6 billion years ago

5.6 billion years ago

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the small part of the cloud that collapsed in on itself?

It disappeared

It formed a black hole

It brought many particles in that area of the cloud very close together

It exploded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the spinning cloud of particles and gases eventually flatten into?

A sphere

A disk

A cube

A pyramid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the strong force of gravity from the large clump of dust and gas cause atoms inside it to do?

To separate and cool down

To combine and release energy as light and heat

To form a black hole

To move away from each other

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happened to the particles left over in the outer regions of the disk?

They formed a new star

They disappeared

They crashed into each other and formed clumps with larger masses

They moved away from the solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What role does the sun's gravity play in our solar system?

It pushes the planets away from the sun.

It keeps the planets in a stable orbit around the sun.

It causes the planets to collide with each other.

It has no effect on the planets' orbits.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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