Solar System Objects

Fill in the blank: Comets develop ______ as they orbit the sun.

• A) Tails

• B) Rings

• C) Craters

• D) Atmospheres

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the center of the solar system?

• Earth

• Sun

• Moon

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Fill in the blank: A natural satellite is also known as a ______.

• A) Planet

• B) Moon

• C) Asteroid

• D) Comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The gravitational pull of the sun keeps objects in their ______ around it.

• orbits

• paths

• lines

• circles

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Jupiter is about 630,000,000 km from Earth. Approximately how many AU is this distance?

• 2 AU

• 4 AU

• 6 AU

• 8 AU

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a meteor?

• A small rocky body orbiting the sun

• A streak of light produced by a meteoroid entering Earth's atmosphere

• A loose ball of ice and rock

• A natural satellite.

What is the outermost layer of the sun's interior called?

• Core

• Radiative Zone

• Convection Zone

• Photosphere

What percentage of the sun's mass is hydrogen?

• One fourth

• One half

• Three fourths

• All of it

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Solar flares are eruptions that release large amounts of ______ energy.

• Kinetic

• Magnetic

• Thermal

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

How can you compare sunspots and prominences?

• By their color

• By their size

• By their magnetic forces

• By their temperature