HW 3/3 Solar System and Planets

Which of the following is considered an inner planet?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Saturn

This region is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and contains small celestial bodies made mostly of ice.

• Milky Way

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Ellipse

Which of the following planets is composed of dense gas?

• Venus

• Mars

• Mercury

• Neptune

Which of the following is the LARGEST?

• Mars

• Neptune

• Earth

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What type of celestial body has an icy core and a tail made of dust?

• meteorite

• asteroid

• comet

• dwarf planet

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

• Gravity

• Weight

• Mass

• Friction

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Mars has a smaller gravitational force than Earth. On Mars, your weight would be...

• the same

• more

• less

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

True or false, the inner planets are closer together than the outer planets.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What term describes the amount of matter that an object has?

• Mass

• Weight

• Density

Which of the following correctly lists the terms in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST?

• planet, solar system, star, universe, galaxy

• solar system, star, planet, galaxy, universe

• planet, star, solar system, galaxy, universe

• galaxy, universe, planet, star, solar system