Earth Science Final - May 2023 (Solar System

Which two planets do not have moons?

• Mercury and Venus

• Jupiter and Mercury

What are the four inner planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn

• Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Mars

Between what two planets is the asteroid belt found?

• Mars and Jupiter

• Saturn and Mars

• Earth and Jupiter

• Venus and Earth

Name the two regions of the solar system that are beyond Neptune?

• Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud

• elliptical galaxies and orbital galaxies

• corona and stars

• milky way galaxies

What two gases fused together to create our sun?

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Nitrogen

• Nitrogen and Argon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The Cartwheel Galaxy is what classification of galaxy?

• elliptical

• spiral

• peculiar

• irregular

In 1920, astronomers had two key theories about galaxies.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

When two galaxies collide they will form irregular galaxies.

• True

• False

The Milky Way does not have any satellite galaxies.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What new gas is formed everyday in the sun from nuclear fusion?

• helium

• hydrogen

• nitrogen

• argon

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8