Earth's Place in the Universe

The ___________ the planet is from the sun, the ____________ it takes to go around the sun. 

• closer, shorter
• farther, shorter
• farther, longer
• closer, longer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

the distance light travels in one year

• galaxy

• nebula

• light year

• black hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

a frozen mass of ice and dust that orbits the Sun

• asteroid

• comet

• satellite

• space probe

True or False - The Sun is the only star in our solar system.

• True

• False

True or false - The Sun is the largest star.

• True

• False

What keeps a planet or a moon in orbit?

• Gravity and mass

• Mass and weight

• Gravity and inertia (velocity)

• Matter and weight

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet?

• Smaller and have not cleared their own orbit

• Larger and do not orbit anything

• Smaller and are not made of the right materials

• Do not have any moons.

What is located between Mars and Jupiter?

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Comet Land

• A Black Hole

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Choose the word that best matches the following definition: a streak of light produced by a meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.

• Meteorite

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor

Choose the best word that matches the following definition: a meteoroid that reaches Earth's surface.

• Meteorite

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Meteor