Astronomical Objects

A moon orbits which celestial object?

• Planet

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which motion does Earth make once every 24 hours?

• Rotates once on its axis

• Makes one orbit of the Sun

• Revolves once around the Moon

• Passes by Mars in its path

Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as -

• asteroids.

• meteors.

• comets.

• planets.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The four planets that orbit closest to the Sun are best described as -

• mostly made up of gases.

• having rings similar to Saturn's.

• having a rocky and terrestrial surface.

• being composed entirely of water.

Scientists discover a relatively small object in an orbital path around the Sun as shown in the diagram. Based on this information, the object is most likely which of the following?

• Star

• Planet

• Moon

• Comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Planets vary as they get farther from the Sun. As a rule, the farther a planet's orbit from the Sun, -

• the greater the planet's diameter.

• the longer it takes to orbit the Sun.

• the rockier the surface of the planet.

• the greater the planet's surface temperature.

What celestial body is the center of our solar system, around which every object orbits?

• Earth

• The Sun

• Jupiter

• The asteroid belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What celestial body orbits a planet?

• The Sun

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following planets could be accurately described as rocky, terrestrial, and relatively close to the Sun?

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Mars

• Saturn

Planets in the solar system follow an orbital path which is most accurately described as -

• a perfect circle.

• unpredictable in shape.

• more or less elliptical.

• a straight line toward the Sun.