Solar System 3

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

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

Which bodies are primarily made of rock and metal?

• comets and stars

• stars and meteors

• comets and asteroids

• asteroids and meteors

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

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

What is a distinctive feature of a comet?

• elliptical orbit around the Sun

• visible coma and tail

• fiery light

• its rocky composition

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

The order of the planets is:

• Mars,Venus,Earth,
  Mercury,Saturn
  Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth,Venus,Mars
  Jupiter, Neptune,
  Mercury,Saturn,
  Uranus
• Mercury,Venus,Earth
  Mars,Jupiter,
  Saturn,Uranus
  Neptune

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6