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Describing the Solar System

Describing the Solar System

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS3-5

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Mark Palmer

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

21 questions

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1.

SLIDE QUESTION

30 sec • Ungraded

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What recent technology has helped us understand that our solar system is not unique?

Mars Rover

Voyager Probe

Kepler Satellite

Hubble Telescope

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a terrestrial planet?

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

Mercury

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mnemonic used to remember the order of the planets in our solar system?

My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming

My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Noodles

My Very Easy Method A Just Sun

My Very Efficient Memory Just Stores Up Names

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which planet is the warmest in our solar system?

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the asteroid belt in our solar system?

It is the hottest region

It is a failed planet due to Jupiter's gravity

It is the coldest region

It is the largest planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the largest object in the asteroid belt?

Vesta

Ceres

Pallas

Hygiea

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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