Astronomy

The largest single object in the solar system is ______.

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Earth

• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Uranus
• Mercury
• Neptune
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Neptune
• Pluto
• Earth
• Uranus

The GAS GIANTS or Outer planets are:

• Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn
• Saturn, Neptune, Pluto, Mars
• Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
• Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is an exploding star?

• Nebula

• Asteroid

• Supernova

• Black Hole

Which of the following is a giant cloud of gas, dust, and ice in space, from which new solar systems form??

• Nebula

• Asteroid

• Supernova

• Black Hole

TRUE or FALSE: Our moon is the only moon in the solar system.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which gas was added to the atmosphere billions of years after Earth's creation, once life evolved the ability to do photosynthesis?

• Nitrogen Gas (N₂)

• Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)

• Methane (CH₄)

• Oxygen Gas (O₂)

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The Big Bang Theory describes

• the reason for gravity

• the planet colors

• the creation of the universe

• the creation of animals

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

How was the moon created?

• The Earth was ripped in half from Jupiter passing by too close and the small half became the moon.

• A Mars-sized planet called Theia collided into the Earth. Earth slowly reformed and the part that got kicked out into space pulled together and became the moon.

• The moon was a dwarf planet thrown in to the inner solar system by Neptune's gravity. It then got caught in Earth's gravity and became the moon.

• There were multiple asteroids orbiting Earth when it was formed. The started smashing into each other over time until the moon was formed.