6th Grade Universe Review

What term describes the process that causes a star to shine?

• Coronal mass ejection

• Stellar composition

• Solar convection

• Nuclear fusion

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The sun and everything that revolves around it.

• solar system
• galaxy
• universe
• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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The star at the center of our solar system.

• Sun
• moon
• orbit
• axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Our galaxy is called the

• Earth Nebula
• The Hubble Galaxy
• The Milky Way
• The Snickers

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Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

• stars
• stars and gas
• stars, dust, and gas
• stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

The Milky Way Galaxy is a 

• spiral
• lenticular
• elliptical 
• irregular

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What type of galaxy is this?

• Spiral
• Elliptical
• Irregular 
• Irrational

Place these objects in order from smallest to largest.

• Planets, solar system, universe, galaxy
• Solar system, planets, galaxy, universe
• Planets, solar system, galaxy, universe
• Galaxy, solar system, planets, universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many stars are in a galaxy.

• millions or billions
• thousands
• hundreds
• Ten

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Planets that are closer to the sun

• take more time to orbit
• take less time to orbit

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