Observing Objects in Space

The largest planets in our solar system are called _______.

• meteors

• gas giants

• terrestrial

A meteor that stikes the Earth's surface is called a _________.

• meteorite

• sun

• planet

• outer planet

The closest star to the Earth is the __________.

• Milky Way

• Sun

• moon

• Big Dipper

___________ is the farthest planet from the sun.

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

___________ is the smallest inner planet.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planets are made up of mostly rock?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

Mars is mostly like Earth because it has two small moons and shows evidence of water.

• True

• False

Moons are naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When a ______ gets close to the Sun, its frozen material begins to melt and forms a trail of dust, rock and gas behind it.

• comet

• meteoroid

• meteor

• star

Our solar system is part of a lager region of space called a __________.

• moon

• star

• galaxy

• comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2