3.3

What do we call galaxies that are near each other in space?

• Planetary systems

• Star systems

• Superclusters

• Universes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What are outer planets also known as?

What do we call the region of the Solar System where most dwarf planets and short-period comets are found?

• Main Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

What do we call the region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids and one dwarf planet are found?

• Main Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

What do we call asteroids that share an orbit with a larger planet?

• Main Asteroid Belt asteroids

• Meteoroids

• Near-Earth Asteroids

• Trojans

What do we call rocky remnants from the early formation of our solar system?

If a meteoroid is a rocky space fragment, then what is it called after it hits the ground?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteor

• Meteorite

A subduction zone is formed...

• when one tectonic plate sinks below another

• at every type of convergent plate boundary

• at every type of divergent plate boundary

• at transform boundaries

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• subducting

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

• divergent

• convergent

• transform

• strike slip

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3