Common Assesment Review Fall

Which of the following is an example of a Jovian planet?

• Earth

• Saturn

• Mars

• Venus

What are the two variables required to find density?

Mass and ​

Planet A's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.125. Planet B's orbit has an eccentricity 0.431, Planet C's orbit has an eccentricity of 0.953, Which of these planets has a more elliptical orbit?

• Planet A

• Planet B

• Planet C

The Heliocentric model puts which of the following at the center of the solar system?

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Ancient civilizations often used stars to ​ (a)   the globe. Specific groupings of stars in the sky are called ​ (b)   , which were used to tell stories and inspire legends. One commonly seen constellation is ​ (c)   . The constellation of Ursa Minor is where the star ​ (d)   is found. This star is important to navigators because it points to the north.

• navigate
• Constellations
• Ursa Minor
• Polaris
• Orion
• Vega

What is the force that keeps planets and other celestial bodies orbiting the Sun?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Name one example of a terrestrial planet.

What is the relationship between a planet's distance from the sun and the time it takes for a planet to complete its orbit?

• As distance increases, the time it takes to complete an orbit decreases

• As distance increases, the time it takes to complete an orbit increases

• They have no relation

• As distance decreases, the time it takes to complete an orbit increases

TRUE or FALSE : As the eccentricity of an orbit approaches 0, the closer the orbit is to a perfect circle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

An object has a volume of 5 mL and a mass of 20 grams. Which value reprsents its density.

• 10 mL/g

• 4 g/mL

• 10 g/mL

• 4 mL/g