Astronomy Quiz

Which of the following is located between and separates the terrestrial planets from the Jovian planets?

• Meteors

• Asteroid Belt

• Comets

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

Which of the following are true statements about comets? (Select ALL that apply)

• They have an icy core

• They have tails made up of gas & dust

• They are found in the Kuiper Belt

• They are found in the Asteroid Belt

• They are found in the Oort Cloud

Most of the mass in our solar system is concentrated in the Sun which exerts a force called __________, which is responsible for holding the entire system together.

• gravity

• fusion

• fission

• solar

• magnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

An object composed mainly of ice and rock is orbiting the Sun in an elliptical path. This object is most likely...

• a planet

• an asteroid

• a meteor

• a comet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Arrange the following from smallest to largest:

The Solar System

The Universe

The Milky Way Galaxy

The Sun

• The Sun, The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy, The Universe

• The Sun, The Milky Way Galaxy, The Solar System, The Universe

• The Solar System, The Sun, The Universe, The Milky Way Galaxy

• The Solar System, The Milky Way Galaxy, The Sun, The Universe

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Earth, the Sun, and billions of stars are contained within...

• a single constellation

• the Oort Cloud

• our solar system

• the Milky Way galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

One factor responsible for the strength of gravitational attraction between a planet and the Sun is...

• how much tilt there is in the planet's axis

• the planet's rate of rotation

• the type of atmosphere the planet has

• the distance between the planet and the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which event takes the most time?

• one revolution of Earth around the Sun

• one revolution of Venus around the Sun

• one revolution of the Moon around the Sun

• one rotation of the Earth on its axis

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

How many planets are in the solar system?

• 10

• 8

• 9

• 7

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Mercury

• Venus