Regents Solar System Data

Identify the name of Pluto's moon that most likely has an orbit farthest from Pluto.

• Charon

• Styx

• Hydra

• Nix

Explain how the data indicate that this moon's orbit has the greatest distance from Pluto.

• Because Hydra has a longer period of revolution.

• Because it has a diameter of 33 to 43.

• Because its eccentricity of orbit is 0.0059

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which one of Pluto's moons has the most circular orbit?

• Charon

• Styx

• Hydra

• Nix

Identify two terrestrial planets shown in the models.

• Mercury, Venus

• Jupiter, Saturn

Explain why Mercury and Venus are considered terrestrial planets.

• They are rocky, they are dense, they are small, they have shorter periods of revolution, longer periods of rotation.

• They are gaseous, they have a small density, they are large, they have longer periods of revolution, shorter periods of rotation.

Identify the name of the planet in our solar system that has an equatorial diameter most similar in size to the equatorial diameter of planet Kepler-62c.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Identify the name of the planet in the Kepler-62 planetary system that has the shortest period of revolution, and explain why this planet has the shortest period of revolution.

• 62b

• 62c

• 62d

• 62f

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Why does Kepler-62b have the shortest period of revolution?

• It has a short period of rotation

• It is small

• It is closest to the center star

• It has an eccentric orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which graph best represents the relative periods of rotation of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which sequence lists the Jovian planets in order of increasing mass?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus

• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter