Solar System Vocabulary
Authored by Ali Hill
Science
6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Meteoroids
While in space a meteorite is called this.
A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.
Sometimes called a "shooting star"
Bodies in space made of ice, dust and small gritty particles.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Asteroids
A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.
Bodies in space made of ice, dust and small gritty particles.
An irregularly shaped rocky object in space (like a space potato).
Sometimes called a "shooting star"
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Comets
While in space a meteorite is called this.
An irregularly shaped rocky object in space (like a space potato).
Sometimes called a "shooting star"
Bodies in space made up of ice, dust and small gritty particles.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Meteorite
A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.
Sometimes called a "shooting star"
Bodies in space made up of ice, dust and small gritty particles.
An irregularly shaped rocky object in space (like a space potato).
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Meteor
A small rock or rocky grain that strikes Earth's surface.
While in space a meteorite is called this.
Sometimes called a "shooting star"
Bodies in space made up of ice, dust and small gritty particles.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Orbit
An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
The action of rotating around an axis or center.
The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.
The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Axis
An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon.
The action of rotating around an axis or center.
The force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
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