8th Gr Solar System Quiz

The Sun, the planets, and other objects in the Sun's orbit.

• Solar System

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Gas Giants

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why is a Solar Eclipse seen by fewer people on Earth than a Lunar Eclipse?

• The same amount of people usually see Solar and Lunar Eclipses

• The Moon's shadow cast on Earth is small compared to Earth

• The gravity of the Moon and Sun combined

• Only people with special equipment can see this

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A dwarf planet that was previously considered the ninth planet from the Sun.

• Pluto

• Ceres

• Eris

• Dympsonia

The act of spinning that causes there to be approximately 24 hours in a day.

• Geocentrism

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Ellipses

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The closest planet to the Sun.

• Mars

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Uranus

A rocky object that orbits the Sun, found mostly in the region between Mars and Jupiter.

• Saturn

• Earth

• Meteor

• Asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The only planet in the Solar System on which life is known to exist.

• Channen

• Earth

• Mars

• Eris

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

A path of an object as it circles around another object in outer space.

• Mass

• Orbit

• Gravity

• Momentum

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light on its own.

• Giant Rock

• Moon

• Planet

• Kuiper belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A natural object that revolves around a planet.

• Asteroid

• Moon

• Earth

• Universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1