AST.3a Planets

Which of the following planets would NOT be classified as a Terrestrial planet?

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

• Neptune

Which of the following planets would NOT be classified as a Dwarf planet?

• Ceres

• Pluto

• Eris

• Mercury

Which of the following planets would NOT be classified as a Jovian planet?

• Haumea

• Jupiter

• Neptune

• Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following Dwarf planets is closest to the Sun?

• Makemake

• Ceres

• Eris

• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Across the Milky Way Galaxy (our galaxy), there could more than _________ terrestrial planets.

• 1 quadrillion

• 100 trillion

• 1 trillion

• 10 billion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The degree of compactness of a substance is also known as _______ .

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A measure of the amount by which an object deviates from a circle is also called the _____________.

• direction of rotation

• ellipse

• orbital eccentricity

• direction of revolution

The ____________ lies between Mars and Jupiter.

• Asteroid Belt

• planet Earth

• planet Saturn

• planet Venus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Arranged according to their distance from the Sun, the Jovian planets are ...

• Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

• Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, and Uranus.

• Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following class of planets are the LARGEST ? They are gassy too!

• The GIANT planets.

• the Dwarf "planets".

• the Terrestrial planets.

• the Jovian planets.