The Earth and Beyond

What is a huge ball of very hot gases in space?

• galaxy
• equator
• star
• constellation

The star at the center of our solar system

• equator
• sun
• planet
• constellation 

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it

• galaxy
• universe
• constellation
• solar system

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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A pattern of stars, named after mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal

• galaxy
• star
• constellation 
• planet

Any natural body that revolves around a planet

• Sun
• eclipse
• Moon
• crater

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A grouping of gas, dust, and many stars,plus any objects that orbit those stars

• universe
• constellation
• galaxy
• moon phase

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Earth is the ___________ planet from the Sun.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

Each complete journey of the Earth around the sun is called a ____________.

• revolution

• rotation

• orbiting

• circulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the force of attraction between any two objects due to their mass?

• gravity

• rotation

• revolution

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The Moon is Earth's natural satellite.

• True 
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1