Unit 5: Earth and the Solar System TEST REVIEW

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What is a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed?

Back

Solar nebula

Front

What is a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass?

Back

Satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Front

What is the term for the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it?

Back

Solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What temperature range in Celsius is water either solid or liquid?

Back

0 to 100 degrees Celsius

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What happens to a meteor when it enters Earth's atmosphere?

Back

It burns up due to friction with the atmosphere

Front

What is the main source of energy for the Earth?

Back

The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What are the four terrestrial planets in our solar system?

Back

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

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What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?

Back

Comets are icy bodies that release gas or dust; asteroids are rocky bodies that do not.

Front

What is the largest planet in our solar system?

Back

Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Front

What is the term for the path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space?

Back

Orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4