Our Solar System

Which of the following is not a terrestrial planet?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

Answer explanation

Jupiter is a Jovian planet (Gas planet)

The sun is the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The sun is the center of our solar system, not the Milky Way galaxy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

One astronomical unit (AU) is how many miles?

• 1

• 100,000

• 93

• 93,000,000

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is currently in what stage of it's life cycle?

• Protostar

• Main Sequence

• Red Giant

• White Dwarf

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Nucleosynthesis is the production of new atomic nuclei from pre-existing ones.

• True

• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The birthplace of stars.

Which of the following choices is not one of the layers of the sun?

• Core

• Sunspots

• Corona

• Radiative Zone

Which of the following choices has the correct composition of the sun?

• 91% Helium

  8% Hydrogen

  1% Other

• 91% Oxygen

  8% Lithium

  1% Other

• 91% Hydrogen

  8% Carbon

  1% Other

• 91% Hydrogen

  8% Helium

  1% Other

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The sun converts hydrogen into what element to create energy (sunlight)?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The Milky Way galaxy is approximately how many light years across? (Diameter)

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 10

• 1