Big Idea 5 Test

Which does NOT orbit the sun?

• Pluto

• Earth

• asteroids

• Milky Way Galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of these planets has the coldest surface temperature?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Neptune

The planets close to the Sun are

• small and rocky.

• large and rocky.

• small and gaseous.

• large and gaseous.

Which planet does NOT have a moon orbiting it?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Saturn

The Earth is part of the Milky Way

• galaxy.

• planet.

• universe.

• solar system.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Saturn and Uranus are ALIKE in that they

• have rings around them.

• are about the same size.

• are about the same distance from the Sun.

• have spots on them believed to be storms.

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because it

• has a tail of ice and dust.

• enters the Earth's atmosphere.

• has a nucleus made of snow and rock.

• is found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

Which planets have moons?

• Earth only

• Gas planets only

• Terrestrial only

• Both Terrestrial and Gas planets

The 4 gas giants take _____________ to orbit the sun than the 4 terrestrial planets

• the same amount of time

• longer

• less time

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the phase called when the moon is more than half illuminated but not yet full?

• Waxing Crescent

• Waning Crescent

• Waxing Gibbous

• First Quarter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1