Solar System

A rock sample containing Uranium is tested and 25% of the original Uranium remains. How old is the rock?

• 2.5 billion years

• 5.0 billion years

• 7.5 billion years

• 10 billion years

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Radioactive decay is used by scientists to determine the age of our Solar System. What happens to an atom during radioactive decay?

• The atom fuses to become more unstable

• The atom releases a particle to become more stable

• The atom splits in half to become more stable

• The atom shrinks to become more unstable

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which theory describes how our Solar System formed 4.5 billion years ago?

• Nebular Theory

• Planetary Theory

• Big Bang Theory

• Redshift

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which sequence correctly explains the formation of the solar system?

• a.     Nebula to Earth to Spinning Disk

• Planets to Sun to Nebula

• Nebula to Spinning Disk to Sun

• Spinning to Disk to Nebula Planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The composition (the makeup) of the planets is directly related to…

• The planets' distance from the Sun

• The age of each planet

• The amount moons around the planets

• The background radiation of planets

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which picture shows the Earth and the Sun to scale?

• Option A

• Option B

• Option C

• Option D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

When scientists look for other planets with life on them, they look for planets in the __________________.

• Big Bang

• Oxygen range

• Solar Zone

• Habitable Zone

How does the temperature of inner planets compare to the outer planets?

• The inner planets are cooler because they are close to the Sun

• The outer planets are cooler because they are far from the Sun

• The inner planets are warmer because they are far from the Sun

• The outer planets are warmer because they are close to the Sun

How does water on Earth compare to water on other planets?

• There is no water on any of the inner planets

• There is some evidence for liquid water on Mars

• There is only liquid water on the outer planets

• There is evidence for liquid water on Venus

Which model of the Solar System do scientists currently accept?

• Geocentric-Earth Centered

• Heliocentric-Sun Centered

• Juliacentric-Jupiter Centered

• Redshift

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2