Solar System Quiz

The study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, comets, galaxies, etc.

• astronomy

• milky way

• solar system

• telescope

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A tool used for observing distant objects

• telescope

• microscope

• moon

• sun

a large object that orbits a star

• planet

• milky way

• Ursa Major

• Ursa Minor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Making a complete turn around another object- 365 days

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

• constellation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

one full spin of a planet on its axis- 24 hours

• revolution

• rotation

• sun

• moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the name of the galaxy in which Earth is located

• Milky Way

• Sun

• Constellation

• Ursa Major

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars (rocky/terrestrial planets)

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Milky Way Galaxy

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (Made of gas/ice)

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Sun

• Moon

The star at the center of the Solar System that provides heat and light to our planet

• Sun

• Moon

• Stars

• Planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

The Inner Planets are larger than the Outer Planets.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3