Science Chapter 11 Review

The gravitational pull of _________ holds objects in the solar system in their orbits.

• the Sun

• the outer planets

• Jupiter

• the Milky Way

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

All objects in the solar system travel around the Sun in __________.

• about 24 hours

• about 1 year

• elliptical orbits

• circular orbits

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A(n) ________ has a frozen nucleus and can develop a glowing tail.

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

The Sun, planets, and thousands of other bodies make up the __________________.

• solar system

• Milky Way

• asteroid belt

• inner planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

__________ are often called "shooting stars."

• Comets

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Meteorites

__________ are small rocky objects that orbit the Sun.

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteors

• Meteorites

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

__________ are falling rocks that stay intact during their trip through Earth's atmosphere and strike the ground.

• Asteroids

• Comets

• Meteors

• Meteorites

What are the characteristics inner planets have in common?

• gaseous

• multiple moons

• rings

• rocky and small

Which planet has the Great Red Spot?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

Which planet is hidden below a thick layer of clouds made up of sulfuric acid and its surface can melt lead?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter