Space Objects Final

What is a small body of ice, rock & cosmic dust loosely packed together?

• meteor
• meteoroid
• asteroid
• comet

Our solar system is larger than the Milky Way.

• True

• False

Which is a characteristic of the inner planets?

• made up of mostly rock

• made up of only gas

• surrounded by many moons

• larger than all of the outer planets

The Sun is the closest star to Earth.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

What are naturally occurring satellite that orbit planets?

• moons

• asteroids

• comets

• stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is a large region of space containing billions of stars, dust, and gas?

• Solar System

• Universe

• Galaxy

• Asteroid Belt

Planets that are farther from the sun

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The greater mass a planet has, 

• the greater the gravitational force it has
• the less gravitational force it has
• gravitational force does not depend on mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun because it has the largest 

• weight
• volume
• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

• True
• False