Solar System Quiz

Which of the following below is not considered part of our solar system?

• Our closest neighboring star, Alpha Centauri

• The eight planets

• Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets

• Dwarf planets like Pluto

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Which planet is the most massive object in our solar system after the Sun?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

Which set of planets is characterized with rocky, solid surfaces?

• Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Saturn

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• Jupiter, Earth, Uranus, and Neptune

Which planet has the longest day due to an extremely slow rotation?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

The inner planets are sometimes called the ‘gas giants’ because they are made of huge spheres of gas held together by gravity.

• True

• False

The planet with the highest winds is _______.

The planet that would float in water is _______.

A planet is described as having temperatures ranging from -126°F to 136°, having one satellite, and having liquid water on its surface. This most likely describes the planet known as _______.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The more mass an object has the more _______ it has.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Compare and contrast the concepts of mass and weight in the categories below. Use the Item Bank and sort the items into the correct areas.

Groups:

(a) Mass

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(b) Both

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(c) Weight

• Used to indicate how heavy something is

• Measure of the ffect of gravity on an object

• If it increases, so does gravitational force

• Changes when you leave Earth

• Remains the same throughout the universe

• If gravity increases, it also increases

• Amount of matter in an object