Space Science Test

What are pieces of rock that orbit between Mars and Jupiter called?

• comets

• meteors

• asteroids

• planetoids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which galaxy do we live in?

• Milky Way

• Andromeda

• Whirlpool

• Sombrero

Which of the following is not part of our solar system?

• asteroids

• comets

• galaxies

• meteors

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the name of many rocky objects and Pluto orbiting the sun beyond Neptune.

• planetoids

• comets

• meteors

• asteroids

Our solar system contains the sun, planets with their moons, and which three other objects

• asteroids, comets, and black holes

• asteroids, comets, and meteors

• asteroids, meteors, and black holes

• asteroids, comets, and galaxies

Select the statements that describe both the Asteroid Belt and the Kuiper Belt.

• contains objects that orbit the sun

• farther from the sun than Mars

• farther from the sun than Neptune

• contains a dwarf planet

• part of the solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Objects in solar orbit between Jupiter and Mars are called the _____________ belt.

• planetoid

• asteroid

• meteor

• kuiper

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

• water
• liquid
• gases
• rocks

The sun is a _______.

• star
• planet
• satellite

What is the sun made from?

• Heat
• Hydrogen and Helium gas
• Nitrogen gas
• Fire and heat