Earth Science Solar System

The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between:

• Neptune & Saturn

• Earth & Mercury

• The Milky Way & Polaris

• Mars & Jupiter

Which of these appears in Earth's atmosphere?

• moon

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet

Which planet's day (period of rotation) is longer than its year (period of revolution)?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which terms describe both the changes in the maximum altitude of the Moon and the changes in the Moon’s phases over a period of several years?

• cyclic and predictable

• cycle and unpredictable

• noncyclic and unpredictable

• noncyclic and predictable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the north star called?

• Dubhe

• Ursa

• Polaris

• Sun

Which planet is a gas giant?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Saturn

• Venus

A star is born in a cloud of gas and dust called a __________.

• nebula

• galaxy

• asteroid

• black hole

One moon, greenish blue, rotates once every 24 hours, 365 days to revolve around sun

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The planets, moon, and sun are part of the ___.

• atmosphere

• greenhouse effect

• solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is the ___ that planets orbit.

• comet

• asteroid

• star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2