The Solar System TEST
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun?
friction
gravity
electricity
magnets
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NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The predictable pattern that all celestial bodies in our solar system move in is known as –
An orbit
A ring
An ellipse
A circle
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Orbit
The attraction between two objects due to the invisible force of gravity
A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object
The sun and group of planets are held by this system’s gravitational attraction and revolve around it
A large grouping of stars in space
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Our solar system belongs to which galaxy?
Milky Way
Black Hole
Andromeda
Nebular
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of the following is not an object you would find within our solar system?
A black hole
Moons
Planets
Asteroids
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Galaxy
A large grouping of stars in space
Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to that which formed the planets
Any of the eight large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the Sun
The attraction between two objects due to the invisible force of gravity; the gravitational pull from the Moon is primarily responsible for the tides that form on Earth.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The eight large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the Sun
Asteroids
Galaxy
Planets
Gravitational pull
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