3.3 Solar System Vocabulary
Authored by Jessica English
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are true of all "planets"? Select ALL that apply.
Cleared its orbit of similar-sized objects
Has moons
Orbits a star
Solid, rocky surface
Spherical shape (due to significant mass / gravity)
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call a body that orbits a planet or asteroid?
Asteroid
Comet
Meteoroid
Moon
Star
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call an icy remnant of the Solar System's formation?
Asteroid
Comet
Meteoroid
Moon
4.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What object was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006?
(a)
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are true of Inner Planets of the Solar System? Select ALL that apply.
Smaller
Rocky/Solid
Have longer orbits/revolutions
Have fewer moons
Warmer
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
FILL IN THE BLANKS QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What kind of planet is Saturn?
(a)
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does "light time" measure?
Age / time
Brightness
Distance
Velocity
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