SC.8.E.5.7 - Properties of Objects in the Solar System

All objects such as planets, stars, galaxies and everything in them is in the universe. The universe is over 13 _______________ years old!

• Millions

• Billions

• Thousands

• Hundred- Thousands

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Our galaxy is where Earth is located in called what?

• Orion's Belt

• Andromeda

• Hydra

• Milky Way

The Sun is considered a _____________ in our galaxy.

• Moon

• Planet

• Star

• Dwarf Star

____________ may also orbit, but they are uneven and often have very irregular orbits, potentially caused by some sort of collision.

• Meteoroid

• Comets

• Meteorite

• Asteroids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

__________are objects that orbit planets.

• Asteroids

• Moons

• Comets

• Planets

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Planets such as _________________and _____________don’t have any moons at all.

• Mars and Earth

• Pluto and Neptune

• Uranus and Mercury

• Mercury and Venus

How many moons does Jupiter have?

(a)  

True or False. Pluto is considered a dwarf planet?

• True

• False

Which planets in our solar system are considered to be rocky?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

• Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter

Which maximum temperature is incorrect in regards to the planets within our solar system?

Venus 449°C

Mercury 465°C

Earth 58°C

Mars 20°C

• Mercury and Earth temperatures are incorrect, because Earth is bigger which makes it hotter than Mercury.

• Earth and Mars temperatures are incorrect, because Mars is hotter than Earth.

• Venus and Mercury temperatures are incorrect, because Venus is hotter than Mercury

• Mars and Mercury temperatures are incorrect, because Mars is a red planet which clearly makes it hotter than Mercury.