Earth Science - Solar System

The Big Bang is:

• A theory stating the Universe was in a high-density state and then began to expand

• A theory that states how the Universe will come to an end

• No longer accepted by scientists

• A TV show and nothing more

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The order of the planets, starting with the nearest ones to the sun, is:

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

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

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

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The terrestrial planets do NOT include:

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus

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

This is a minor planet that's made up of metal and/or rock:

• Meteoroid

• Earth

• Asteroid

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

This is a small icy body that orbits in the solar system and develops a tail of gas as it approaches the sun:

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Moon

• Meteoroid

A _____ is an object that may one day become a _____ if it survives its journey through Earth's atmosphere:

• asteroid, meteoroid

• meteorite, meteor

• comet, meteoroid

• meteor, meteorite

Which of the following orbital descriptions is correct?

• The Earth and moon both orbit the sun, but not each other.

• The sun and moon orbit the Earth.

• The moon orbits the Earth, and the Earth orbits the sun.

• The Earth orbits the moon, and the moon orbits the sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How much of the moon is lit up by the sun at any given time?

• Only half

• It depends on the time of the month

• One quarter

• All of it

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting Earth's seasons and climate?

• Earth's wind and ocean current patterns

• Earth's axis tilt

• Earth's distance from the sun

• Earth's orbital revolution around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Galaxies are bound together by gravity.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2