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Solar System Vocabulary

Authored by Sarah Hofmeister-Cline

Science

6th Grade

NGSS covered

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Solar System Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which object(s) can be found in a solar system?

sun

planets

moons

stars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ________ is a group of stars, any planets that orbit them, and the moons that orbit the planets.

galaxy

solar system

universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A planet's __________________ helps keep it warm by trapping heat from the sun.

orbit

surface

atmosphere

ocean

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Kuiper Belt is a really cold area at the edge of our Solar System. It is full of ____________.

asteroids

comets

planets

stars

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The inner planets in our Solar System are made of _______

rock

gas

ice

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A(n) ___________ is approximately 5 trillion miles.

light year

astronomical unit

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A(n) _______________ is the distance between Earth and the sun, approximately 93 million miles.

light year

astronomical unit

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