Planetary Science Inv 7

What word best describes our sun?

• Average

• Supergiant

• Dwarf

• Red Giant

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller

• They are so far away

• They are dwarf stars

• They are not as bright

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What color shows the hottest temperature?

• Orange

• Red

• Blue

• Yellow

What is an astronomical unit?

• distance between the moon and earth

• distance between the earth and pluto

• distance between the sun and the asteroid belt

• distance between the earth and sun

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Pluto

• Jupiter

• Earth

• Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A small object that appears as a streak of light as it enters earth's atmosphere.

• Asteriod

• Comet

• Moon

• Meteor

Which object has the most gravity?

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

• Meteorite

• Meteriod

• Meteor

The measurement used to measure items in the solar system.

• Light Years

• Astronomical Units

• Meters

• Miles

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Spiral Galaxy (37,000,000 LY) is located in the _____.

• Milky Way Galaxy

• The Solar System

• The Spiral Way Galaxy

• Universe/ Cosmos

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2