Orbits, Satellites, and Other Planets

What is an orbit?

• A path one object follows around another

• An object that follows behind another object

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How do people think the moon was formed?

• As asteroid got caught in our orbit

• A volcano on earth erupted, spewing rock into space

• Aliens

• Something crashed into earth, causing chunks of earth to break off in space

How long does the moon's orbit around Earth last?

• 27 days

• 31 days

• 30 days

• 7 days

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What would happen if the moon orbited Earth FASTER?

• The moon would crash into Earth

• The moon would leave our orbit and shoot off into space

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What would happen if the moon orbited Earth SLOWER?

• The moon would crash into Earth

• The moon would leave our orbit and shoot off into space

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The sun is a ________ sized star.

• small

• medium

• large

• super duper large

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is a ________ sized star.

• small

• medium

• large

• super duper large

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The 8 main planets in our solar system have ____________ orbit.

• a circular

• an elliptical

The dwarf planet Pluto has __________ orbit.

• a circular

• an elliptical

What is a galaxy?

• A group of stars orbiting each other

• A group of worlds when viewed as a whole

• A group stars, gas, and dust bound together with gravity

• A groups of planets and stars that form a shape