Earth and Space-Chapter Test

What does Earth rotate around?

• an axis

• the sun

• the moon

• starts

Which is not a layer of the sun?

• photosphere

• solar flare

• corona

• chromosphere

Which planet has a rocky surface?

• Neptune

• Venus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Which of these planets is most like Earth?

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Neptune

• Mars

Which choice below lists the correct order of the planets from the sun?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth,Mars

• Earth, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn

• Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn

What do Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in common?

• They all have rocky surfaces.

• They all appear to be similar to Earth.

• They all gaseous planets

• They all appear to be made of rock and ice

What is an object in the solar system that is a frozen mass of ice and dust?

• an astroid

• a comet

• a moon

• a planet

Which is true about planets and asteroids?

• They are round.

• They have an atmosphere

• They revolve around the sun

• They have cleared their orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A large, round object that revolves around the sun but has not cleared the region around its orbit is

• asteroid

• comet

• dwarf planet

A frozen mass of different types of ice and dust orbiting the sun is

• asteroid

• comet

• dwarf planet