Astronomy Unit Exam

Planets made of rocky materials and metals.

• Terrestrial Planets

• Gas Giant Planets

• Ice Giant Planets

The surface of this planet appears red due to rusting iron in the rocks.

• Mercury
• Mars
• Pluto
• Venus

Only planet known to have life

• Earth
• Mars
• Venus
• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-1

Planets that are closer to the sun

• take more time to orbit
• take less time to orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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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

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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

How long does it take for Earth to complete one full rotation?

• 365.25 days

• 23 hours

• 23 hours and 56 minutes

• 24 hours

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 365.25 days

• 29.5 days

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3