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Solar System 3

Authored by Susan Curtis

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Solar System 3
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Select the pair of bodies which are most alike in composition and size.

Earth and Venus

meteor and comet

Earth and Neptune

asteroid and comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

These are rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun, but they are too small to be called planets. Tens of thousands of these are gathered in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. What are they called?

asteroid

comet

meteor

planetestimal

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which bodies are primarily made of rock and metal?

comets and stars

stars and meteors

comets and asteroids

asteroids and meteors

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What would be the biggest problem with trying to live on Mercury?

too much rainfall

extreme high and low temperatures

the planet is too big

an overabundance of fresh water

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the correct order from the Sun of the terrestrial planets?

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Mars, Earth, Mercury, Venus

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is a distinctive feature of a comet?

elliptical orbit around the Sun

visible coma and tail

fiery light

its rocky composition

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Jovian planets are...

closer to the Sun than the inner planets

have less gravity than the inner planets

are farther from the Sun than the inner planets

were former later than the inner planets

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