Review for Space Test

What celestial body is the center of our solar system?

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

• Mars

Difference between a planet and dwarf planet.

• Size

• Temperature

• Composition

• All of the above

A satellite is a celestial body that orbits a planet. Do all planets have a satellite? (a)  

• Yes, all planets have satellites
• No, not all planets have satellites
• Only outer planets have satellites
• Only inner planets have satellites.

Composition of inner and outer planets; size and matter of both inner and outer planets.

• gas

• Composition of inner planets

• smaller

• another name for inner planets

• terrestrial planets

• Composition of outer planets

• larger

• Size of inner planets

• rockey

• Size of outer planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Click on the moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Orbital radius (length to middle of circle) definition.

• Distance from the sun

• Distance from the moon

• Distance from the Earth

• Distance from the stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Compared to Earth, Mars orbits the sun in _____ days.

• more

• fewer

• about the same

• N/A Mars doesn't orbit the sun

Match the planets to the correct statements

• similar gas giants

• Mercury

• largest planets in their groups

• Earth and Jupiter

• smallest planet in solar system

• Jupiter

• largest planet in solar system

• Mars and Saturn

• 2nd largest planets in their groups

• Uranus and Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Composition of the sun.

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

• Carbon and Iron

• Water and Ice

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

What is the only celestial body that produces light in our solar system?

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

• Mars