Week 20 & 21 Vocabulary - Objects in Solar System

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7th Grade
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Texas Garton
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A yellow dwarf star at the center of our solar system, made up of hot, ionized gas called plasma, and the primary source of energy for life on Earth.
Sun
Moon
Meteor
Comet
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A naturally-formed body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or other non-star object. Known as natural satellites.
Sun
Moon
Meteor
Comet
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A small particle from space that burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere, often seen as a shooting star.
Sun
Moon
Meteor
Comet
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An icy, rocky body that sometimes orbits the sun, often with a gas halo and tail. As it moves towards the sun, the heat melts the ice and dust, creating a bright tail.
Sun
Moon
Meteor
Comet
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A large rocky object that orbits the sun, usually found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Larger than a meteor or comet but smaller than a planet.
Asteroid
Moon
Meteor
Comet
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Kuiper Belt?
A large rocky object that orbits the sun, usually found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Larger than a meteor or comet but smaller than a planet. Asteroids are among the most ancient
A spherical shell of icy objects that surrounds our solar system, extending from 5,000 to 100,000 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun.
A doughnut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond Neptune to nearly 1,000 astronomical units (AU) from the sun. Made up of small, icy bodies including the dwarf planet Pluto.
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun, about 93 million miles or about 149,600,000 kilometers. Used to measure distances within our solar system.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the Oort Cloud?
A large rocky object that orbits the sun, usually found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Larger than a meteor or comet but smaller than a planet. Asteroids are among the most ancient
A spherical shell of icy objects that surrounds our solar system, extending from 5,000 to 100,000 astronomical units (AU) from the Sun.
A doughnut-shaped region of icy bodies beyond Neptune to nearly 1,000 astronomical units (AU) from the sun. Made up of small, icy bodies including the dwarf planet Pluto.
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun, about 93 million miles or about 149,600,000 kilometers. Used to measure distances within our solar system.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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