Space

Instrument that travels into the solar system, gathers information and sends it back to Earth

• Space shuttle

• Space ship

• Rocket

• Space probe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A tool for viewing and observing

• telescope

• space shuttle

What was the first creature in space?

• fruit flies

• a human

• a hamster

• monkey

What was the name of the first satellite to orbit Earth?

• Sputnik

• Challenger

• Skylab

• Curiosity

Sun is a planet?

• True

• False

Is this the correct order of the planets from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune?

• Yes

• No

A large mass of billions of stars, dust, and planets.

• solar system

• galaxy

• planet

• universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A huge burning ball of hot gas.

• moon

• planet

• star

• solar system

Which is false about the sun?

• The sun is the closest star to our planet

• It is a star.

• The Earth orbits around the sun.

• The sun is the brightest star of the universe.

Which statement best describes a moon?

• Small, cold, and orbits a planet

• Small, cold, and orbits a star

• Large, hot, and does not orbit.

• Medium, warm, and orbits the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1