Solar System Practice

Where can you find the asteroid belt?

• between Saturn and Uranus

• between Mars and Jupiter

• between Earth and Mars

• between Venus and Earth

Which of the following is a terrestrial planet?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Mars

• Neptune

Which of the following is a gas giant?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Earth

• Uranus

What is the force that keeps all the planets in orbit around the sun?

• Gravity

• Friction

• magnetic

• Tension

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Neil Armstrong was the first man to...

• go to Mars

• walk on the Moon

• go to Jupiter

• orbit the Earth

What was the first artificial Earth satellite launched into orbit?

• Apollo

• Challenger

• Sputnik

• Explorer 1

What is a space station?

• a satellite that remains in orbit for long periods of time

• an optical device for viewing far away objects

• a building where scientists are trained for their missions into space

• a probe that gathered information on Mars

What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy?

• exploratory

• laboratory

• astronomatory

• observatory

What is a meteor that strikes Earth's surface?

• comet

• asteroid

• meteoroid

• meteorite

What is a mixture of frozen gases and tiny particles of dust that follow an orbit around the Sun?

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• star