Unit 7: Pausing Point: Solar System Riddles

Unit 7: Pausing Point: Solar System Riddles

3rd Grade

7 Qs

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Unit 7: Pausing Point: Solar System Riddles

Unit 7: Pausing Point: Solar System Riddles

Assessment

Quiz

Science

3rd Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS2-4

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Cassaundra Turner

Used 2+ times

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7 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I provide all the heat and energy for the Earth.What am I?

The Sun

The Moon

Mercury

Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I am the fourth planet from the sun. What am I?

Earth
Jupiter
Venus
Mars

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I am made up of the sun, and all eight planets, including Earth, as well as other celestial bodies. What am I?

Solar System
Solar Flare
Universe
Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I consist of thousands of asteroids that orbit the sun and lie between Mars and Jupiter. What am I?

Meteor shower
Asteroid belt
Planetary ring
Comet belt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I occur when Earthg's shadow darkens the face of the moon. What am I?

Meteor shower
Lunar eclipse
Comet passing
Solar eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I have three different names, depending on where I am found. I am also known as a "shooting star" when I blaze through Earth's atmosphere. What am I?

Comet, Cometoid, Cometite

Aster, Asteroid, or Asterite

Meteor, Meteoroid, or Meteorite

Satele, Satteloid, or Satellite

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I orbit a planet. I can be natural, like the moon, or made by humans. What am I?

Planet
Satellite
Comet
Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2