"When is a Planet not a Planet?" Assessment

Which word has the OPPOSITE meaning of the word approximately?

• almost

• exactly

• tightly

• often

Which of these items would best help a person do a calculation?

• book

• computer

• paper

• scissors

Diameter is the distance

• top to bottom.

• from side to side.

• around something.

• between two things.

Something that is astronomical has to do with

• cooking.

• measurement.

• space.

• weight.

What does the word orbit mean?

• to move away from another object

• to move around another object

• to bounce off another object

• to collide with another object

What does the word spheres mean?

• round three-dimensional objects

• square three-dimensional objects

• triangular three-dimensional objects

• rectangular three-dimensional objects

Read the dictionary entry below.

Noun 1. Rules used to measure 2. Set standards

Which of the following words is defined above?

• calculation

• criteria

• diameter

• spheres

Which word has almost the same meaning as the word evaluate?

• anticipate

• judge

• organize

• structure

What is the main difference between the planets in our solar system?

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• The planets closest to the sun have a rocky surface and the planets farthest fro the sun are made up of mostly gas.

• The planets farthest to the sun have a rocky surface and the planets closest to the sun are made up mostly of gas.

• The planets closest to the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets farthest from the Sun have their own orbits.

• The planets farthest from the sun travel outside their own orbits, but the planets closest to the Sun have their own orbits.

Most scientists think the world began as a

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• star

• comet

• planet

• nebula