Solar System Practice Test

Which planet is the largest?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The sun is a ______?

• Planet

• Asteroid

• Star

• Constellation

What hypothesis do scientists have about the direction of Venus and Uranus's rotation?

• Both planets may have been hit by objects that caused their rotation to change.

• Their positions in the solar system caused a shift in their gravitational forces.

• Both planets may have made contact early in the formation of the solar system.

• The planets cores may have caused their weight to shift toward a clockwise direction.

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The main difference between meteroids, meteors and meteorites is...

• What they are made of

• Their size

• The speed they travel

• Where they are located

What is the center of our solar system?

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Base your answer on the diagram below and on your knowledge of Earth science. The diagram represents the Moon in eight positions, A through H, in its orbit around Earth. How many days are required for the Moon to complete a cycle of phases from the new Moon position represented in the diagram to the new Moon the following month?

• 2.2d

• 27.3d

• 29.5d

• 365.26

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The coldest planet is?

• Neptune

• Earth

• Mercury

• Jupiter

Why do scientists believe the inner solar system has terrestrial planets?

• Planetesimals containing metal compounds formed toward the nebula’s warmer center

• Gravitational forces attracted planetesimals made out of ice toward the center of the nebula.

• Lighter planets form toward the center of a solar system similar to how a planet’s core forms.

• The sun’s gravitational force attracts planets with less mass toward the solar system’s center.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The only planet that has living things is?

• Neptune

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Earth

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What role do scientists believe a supernova played in the Nebular Theory?

• The supernova merged with the nebula and created several solar systems.

• . The supernova pushed matter together, causing matter in the nebula to expand.

• The supernova pulled matter apart, causing matter in the nebula to break apart and flatten

• The supernova pushed matter together in a nebula, causing the matter to rotate and flatten.