During a school trip, Harper, Aiden, and Benjamin were observing the sun with their special glasses. They noticed that the sun appears small in the sky. This is because...

The sun is small compared to Earth

The moon redirects the sun's light

Scarlett, Noah, and Emma were working on a school project where they had to demonstrate how the Earth, Moon, and Sun orbit. They decided to use different colored golf balls to represent each celestial body. They placed the balls representing the Earth and Moon close together and the ball representing the Sun much further away. What is one limitation of their model?

They used the same size balls for Earth, Moon, and Sun.

They made the Earth orbit the Sun.

They moved the Sun away from the Earth and Moon.

Evelyn, Henry, and Daniel are studying the solar system. They are trying to understand how the distances between the orbits of the planets closer to the sun compare to the distances between the orbits of the planets farther from the sun. Can you help them?

The distances between orbits of the planets farther from the sun are much larger.

The distances between orbits of the planets farther from the sun are much smaller.

The distances between orbits of the planets closer to the sun are much larger.

There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the planets closer to the sun and the planets farther from the sun.

Ava, Luna, and Evelyn are studying a model of the solar system. What does this model show accurately?

Size difference between the planets

James, Olivia, and Aria are studying the solar system. What do all the planets they are studying have in common?

They all produce their own light.

Arjun, Mason, and Aria are stargazing and notice that they can see different planets in different locations at different times. Why is this?

Because planets move in an orbit around the Sun

Because the Sun moves around the planets

Because their telescope is located in different places

Because of the different months of the year

Emma, Luna, and Ava are studying astronomy and they come across the term 'Astronomical Unit (AU)'. Which definition accurately describes the Astronomical Unit (AU) they are studying?

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun.

The average distance between the planets.

The average distance between Earth and Mars.

The average size of the Earth compared to the Sun.

Rohan, Emma, and Ava were working on a school project where they had to create a model of the solar system. They used a basketball to represent the sun and tennis balls to represent each planet, painting each one a different color. They then placed all the tennis balls at equal distances apart in a line extending out from the basketball. What are two limitations of their model? (Limitations are things about the model that limit its accuracy.)

They used the same size balls to represent the planets.

The planets are not the correct distances from the sun.

They made the planets orbit the sun.

The solar system can't be modeled using actual objects.

Nora, Aria, and Ethan are studying the solar system in their science class. They are trying to understand how the distances between the orbits of the first four planets from the sun (inner planets) compare to the distances between the orbits of the four farthest planets from the sun (outer planets). Can you help them?

The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.

The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.

The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.

There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

During a school trip to the planetarium, Benjamin, Evelyn, and Lily learned that our Solar System _________

Has 8 planets, but is mostly empty space

Has 8 planets that are very close together

Has 9 planets that are very close together

Has 9 planets, but is mostly empty space

Abigail, Kai, and Anika are working on a school project about the Solar System. They decide to use a scale model for their presentation. Why do you think they chose to use a scale model?

The solar system is too large to study without using models.

The solar system is too small to study without using models.

They don't need to use models because we have satellites.

Ava, Benjamin, and Noah are working on a school project to create a model of the solar system. Why are they finding it difficult to make the model?

The solar system is so large and the objects within it are so small in comparison

They don't have the right materials

There are too many components in a model

The science concepts are too complex

Emma, Lily, and Mia are studying about space in their science class. They learned about dwarf planets and made some statements. Which of the following statements are true? (Select all that apply.)

Emma said, 'Dwarf planets are spherically shaped.'

Mia said, 'Dwarf planets orbit the Sun.'

Emma said, 'Dwarf planets have cleared their orbit of other objects.'

Lily said, 'Dwarf planets are made of ice.'

During a school trip to the planetarium, Daniel, Mason, and Samuel were asked to list the order of the planets in our solar system. Which of the following is the correct order they should list?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto

Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

David, Grace, and Ava are studying the solar system. They learned that inner planets are _____ and _____, and outer planets are _____ and _____.

smaller, closer together, bigger, further apart

smaller, further apart, bigger, closer together

bigger, further apart, smaller, closer together

bigger, closer together, smaller, further apart

Abigail, Evelyn, and Aiden are studying the solar system. They are discussing the characteristics of the inner planets. They all agree that

the inner planets are rocky and have a solid outer layer.

the inner planets have a large orbit.

the inner planets are mostly gassy.

James, Elijah, and Michael are working on a school project about the solar system. They are discussing the composition of the outer planets. They all agree that the outer planets are made mostly of:

Gas and liquid around a solid core.

Scaled Size of Objects in the Solar System (MS-ESS1-3)

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MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-1

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36 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Charlotte, Evelyn, and James are planning a space-themed play. In their script, should they depict the planets as being equally distanced from each other?

Yes

No

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Zoe, Hannah, and Grace are studying the Solar System for their science project. They are particularly interested in the planets' revolutionary periods. Can you help them figure out which planet has the shortest revolutionary period?

Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Priya, Emma, and Olivia are working on a school project to create a scale model of the Solar System. They are discussing which planet should be represented as the largest in their model. Which planet should they choose?

Jupiter

Saturn

Earth

Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Emma, Aiden, and Priya are participating in a space quiz. They are asked, 'Which planet has a day length closest to that of Earth?'

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Earth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Aiden, Scarlett, and Isla are studying the solar system in their science class. They are comparing the sizes of the planets within the asteroid belt (inner planets) to the sizes of the planets beyond the asteroid belt (outer planets). How do these sizes compare?

The inner planets, which Aiden is studying, are larger.

The outer planets, which Scarlett is studying, are smaller.

Isla believes there is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.

The inner planets, which Aiden is studying, are smaller.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Kai, Evelyn, and Priya are on a space mission. According to their training, what should they consider as the center of their navigation in the solar system?

The Sun

Earth

Jupiter

Saturn

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Liam, Lily, and Oliver are studying the solar system in their science class. Their teacher shows them a graph of the average temperatures of the planets. They are asked to identify which planet has the highest average temperature. Can you help them?

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Jupiter

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36 questions

Charlotte, Evelyn, and James are planning a space-themed play. In their script, should they depict the planets as being equally distanced from each other?

Zoe, Hannah, and Grace are studying the Solar System for their science project. They are particularly interested in the planets' revolutionary periods. Can you help them figure out which planet has the shortest revolutionary period?

Priya, Emma, and Olivia are working on a school project to create a scale model of the Solar System. They are discussing which planet should be represented as the largest in their model. Which planet should they choose?

Emma, Aiden, and Priya are participating in a space quiz. They are asked, 'Which planet has a day length closest to that of Earth?'

Aiden, Scarlett, and Isla are studying the solar system in their science class. They are comparing the sizes of the planets within the asteroid belt (inner planets) to the sizes of the planets beyond the asteroid belt (outer planets). How do these sizes compare?

Kai, Evelyn, and Priya are on a space mission. According to their training, what should they consider as the center of their navigation in the solar system?

Liam, Lily, and Oliver are studying the solar system in their science class. Their teacher shows them a graph of the average temperatures of the planets. They are asked to identify which planet has the highest average temperature. Can you help them?

Elijah, Daniel, and Liam are working on a school project to create a scale model of the Solar System. They are discussing which two planets they should represent with balls of similar size. Which two planets should they choose?

During a school trip, Harper, Aiden, and Benjamin were observing the sun with their special glasses. They noticed that the sun appears small in the sky. This is because...

Rohan, Anika, and Benjamin are discussing the size difference between the Earth and the Sun. They found two pictures, one on the left and one on the right. Which picture correctly shows the size difference between the Earth and the Sun?

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