Understanding the Solar System's Scale
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Science
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8th Grade
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Jacob Hanson
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the diameter of the sun?
1,400,000 km
58,000,000 km
9,000,000,000 km
6,000 times wider than Earth.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How much empty space separates the sun from Mercury?
1,400,000 km
58,000,000 km
9,000,000,000 km
6,000 times wider than Earth.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Compared to the sun, how do the other objects in the solar system appear in scale?
Larger
Smaller
Same size
Not mentioned
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main challenge in making a model of the solar system?
Showing accurate colors
Displaying accurate temperatures
Showing sizes and distances accurately
Measuring gravitational pull.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sun is _______ times wider than Earth.
1,400,000
58,000,000
9,000,000,000
6,000
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do models that are to scale help to show?
Colors of planets
Temperature of the sun
Relationships between sizes and distances
Gravitational pull.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fill in the blank: The model doesn't show the orbits of the inner planets, such as ______, because they are too small.
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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