Solar System Model Questions

Which of the following is equal to approximately 1 AU?

• 150 million kilometers or 93 million miles

• 100 million kilometers or 62 million miles

• 95 thousand kilometers or 59 thousand miles

  
  

• 150 thousand kilometers or 93 thousand miles

  
  

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A model of the Solar System was made in the hallway. Which ball with the planet SIZE used in a model for Mercury?

• Yoga

• Golf

• Marble

• Softball

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A model of the Solar System was made in the hallway. Which ball with the planet SIZE used in a model for Venus?

• yoga

• marble

• golf

• softball

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A model of the Solar System was made in the hallway. Which ball with the planet SIZE used in a model for Jupiter?

• yoga

• marble

• golf

• softball

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a comet?

• formed when a piece breaks off an asteroid

  
  

• creates a crater when it crashes

  
  

• "shooting star" burning up in atmosphere

  
  

• has two tails and made of dust and ice

  
  

What is a meteorite?

• creates a crater when it crashes

  
  

• "shooting star" burning up in atmosphere

  
  

• has two tails and made of dust and ice

  
  

• formed when a piece breaks off an asteroid

  
  

What HUMAN ACTIVITY uses the most water?

• drinking

• bathing

• agriculture

• industry

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What causes Global Winds?

• uneven heating of Earth's surface

  
  

• Corealis Effect

  
  

• Earth's rotation on axis

  
  

• all the answers

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What does a capital blue "H" on the weather map tell you about the weather conditions?

• sunny, nice weather

• hot weather

• humid weather

• hot humid weather

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

December 21 is the first day of winter in the northern hemisphere. What season is it in the southern hemisphere?

• Beginning of winter

  
  

• Beginning of spring

  
  

• Beginning of summer

  
  

• Beginning of autumn (fall)

  
  

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