solar system science test

The apparent brightness of a star depends on its

• inner core

• temperature

• distance from Earth

• distance from the sun

Which star will have the greatest apparent brightness?

• Twinkle

• Shiny

• Bright

• Fiery

What is the relationship between the sun and planets?

• Planets give off energy and the sun does not

• Planets orbit the sun and the sun is the center of the solar system

• Planets have rocky surfaces and the sun is made of gas

• The sun has a chromosphere and planets have moons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which orbit determines the length of a year?

• 1

• 2

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which orbit determines day and night?

• 1

• 2

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Planets move around the sun in fixed orbits. What helps these planets stay in alignment?

• the sun's gravitational pull

• the sun's temperature

• the sun's chromosphere

• the sun's apparent brightness

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Gravity pulls objects...

• upward to Earth's atmosphere

• downward to the center of the Earth

• eastward to Earth's Oceans

• westward to Earth's surface

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

Choose TWO examples of how gravity pulls an object is...

• an apple falling down from a tree

• swirling water in a cup

• water flows downward

• an apple growing on a tree

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

This image shows...

• the solar system

• moons phases

• constellations

• Earth's seasons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

What causes day and night?

• Earth's structure

• Earth revolving around the su

• Earth's rotation on it's axis

• Earth's gravitational pull