The Solar System

The Solar System

Ms. Toussaint's Science Class​

Read and highlight the following information​

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​Turn to p.165 in your workbook

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Multiple Select

What is part of OUR solar system?

• The sun

• The 8 planets

• Other suns

• Asteroids that orbit other suns

• Halley's Comet

Did you know... about 1.3 million Earths can fit in the Sun.

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Thats

1 300 000 Earths!!!

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And we thought Earth was big... ​

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Multiple Choice

What gases are the Sun made of?

• hydrogen and nitrogen

• hydrogen and helium

• helium and carbon

• nitrogen and argon

Multiple Choice

What type of reaction does the Sun use to produce energy?

• Nuclear reaction

• Chemical reaction

• Physical reaction

Multiple Choice

What is the correct definition of a Sun?

• A star that burns for more than 4 billion years

• A star that generates heat by burning particles chemically

• A celestial body made of gas, that produces energy (heat) through nuclear reactions.

• A massive celestial body that attracts every other celestial bodies around.

Multiple Choice

What is a solar wind?

• Small particles emitted by comets when they come close to the Sun

• A really warm gust of wind coming from the Sun

• Small particles emitted by the Sun that flows through space

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Multiple Choice

Between which 2 planets is the Asteroid Belt located?

• Saturn and Uranus

• Saturn and Jupiter

• Mars and Earth

• Mars and Jupiter

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Multiple Choice

What 2 types of planets does our solar system have?

• Gas giants and dwarf planets

• Liquid and terrestrial

• Gaseous and liquid

• Gaseous and terrestrial

Multiple Choice

Which of the following planets is not terrestrial?

• Mars

• Venus

• Neptune

• Mercury

Multiple Choice

Which of the following planets does not have rings?

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

Multiple Choice

Which of the following defines a planet?

• Celestial body orbiting the Sun, and shines a gas tail when near the Sun.

• Celestial body orbiting the Sun, and does not produce light of it's own.

• Celestial body going around the Sun in an elliptical orbit.

• Fragment of a comet or asteroid orbiting the Sun.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a gas giant?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Uranus

• Saturn

Great work!

You can now:

• Retry this Quizizz to learn from your mistakes.

• Start the crossword puzzle on p.191 (I will collect it on Tuesday for marks).

• Complete the Review Pages p.187-190 and correct yourself with answers posted on Teams​- Chapter 6