Earth in the Solar System

Which of the planets is closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What do you call the path a planet goes through as it moves around the Sun?

• Axis

• Orbit

• Revolution

• Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which lies between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter?

• Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Pluto

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

• Elliptical Galaxy

• Irregular Galaxy

• Barred Spiral Galaxy

• Spiral Galaxy

Which celestial body is made of frozen ice, dust, and ammonia?

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Meteoroid

• Planet

Which is true about a 'Meteorite'?

• It is a space rock which enters the atmosphere

• It is a space rock which is more than 3 feet in size

• It is a space rock which falls to the surface of the Earth

• It is a space rock which floats in the outer space between Mars and Jupiter

How will the Sun 'die'?

• It will become a black hole

• It will explode into a supernova

• It will become a neutron star

• It will become a white dwarf star

A ____________ is a pattern of stars in the sky.

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Constellation

• Galaxy

Which planet is a Gas Giant?

• Mars

• Neptune

• Mercury

• None of the options

Who proposed the Bigbang Theory?

• Albert Einstein

• Edwin Hubble

• George Lemaitre

• Neil Armstrong