Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy Worksheet

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33 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Our solar system is part of the massive __________________________ galaxy.
Milky Way
Andromeda
Triangulum
Whirlpool
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
The ______________ is at the center of our solar system and holds it together.
The Sun
The Moon
Mars
Jupiter
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
A ______________ contains planets, stars, and gas.
A galaxy contains planets, stars, and gas.
A solar system contains planets, stars, and gas.
A universe contains planets, stars, and gas.
A black hole contains planets, stars, and gas.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
Scientists who study the solar system are called __________________________.
astronomers
biologists
geologists
meteorologists
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
The Milky Way is believed to be between ______________ and ______________ billion years old.
10 and 13.6
5 and 8
15 and 20
1 and 3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
The solar system spans more than ______________ billion miles across.
The solar system spans more than 4.6 billion miles across.
The solar system spans more than 3.2 billion miles across.
The solar system spans more than 5.8 billion miles across.
The solar system spans more than 6.5 billion miles across.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 3 pts
The ______________ gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit.
gravitational
magnetic
electrical
nuclear
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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