Quarter 2 Test Review Part 1

During their expedition, Ellie, Isabella, and Brooklyn encounter a small celestial body composed mostly of rock and metal. They observe it orbiting the Sun within a specific belt between the planets Mars and Jupiter. What is the name of this type of object?

• A natural satellite that revolves around a planet

• An asteroid

• A dwarf planet

• A comet with a visible tail when near the Sun

Louise, Emma, Mary Kathryn, and Hinleigh are working on a school project about our solar system. They are particularly interested in asteroids. Where would they find most asteroids in our solar system?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Near Earth

• Close to the Sun

• In the Kuiper Belt

Harper is creating a scale model of the solar system for her science project. She wants to accurately represent the average distance between the Earth and the Sun. What is this distance commonly called?

• Asteroid Belt

• Astronomical Unit

• Celestial Bodies

• Gravitational Force

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

During a school presentation on our solar system, Luke asks, 'What are celestial bodies in our solar system?'

• A large, gaseous planet with a thick atmosphere

• Objects in our solar system, including planets, moons, meteoroids, asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets, and one star, the Sun

• A celestial object made of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun

• A celestial body that orbits the Sun, is spherical in shape, but has not cleared its orbit of other debris

During a school astronomy project, Taylor, James, and Crenshaw observed a celestial object with a glowing coma and tail. They learned that this object orbits the Sun and is made of ice, dust, and gas. What is this object called?

• A large, gaseous planet with a thick atmosphere

• A comet

• A celestial body that orbits the Sun, is spherical in shape, but has not cleared its orbit of other debris

• A rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

During a school project on the solar system, Alice mentioned that Pluto is a dwarf planet. Elizabeth asked, 'What is a dwarf planet?'

• A rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter

• A celestial body that orbits the Sun, is spherical in shape, but has not cleared its orbit of other debris

• A celestial object made of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun

• A large, gaseous planet with a thick atmosphere

Which of the following dwarf planet is NOT located in the Kuiper Belt?

• Makemake

• Ceres

• Haumea

• Pluto

Where is Ceres located?

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Close to the Sun

• Near Earth

• In the Kuiper Belt

How are galaxies formed?

• A nebula pulled together by gravity.

• By the friction force between objects

• From the average distance between the Earth and the Sun

• From the interference that weather brings

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What are the main types of galaxies?

• Spiral, elliptical, and irregular

• Asteroid, comet, and meteoroid

• Dwarf planet, Jovian planet, and celestial body

• Astronomical unit, gravitational force, and celestial bodies