Brightness of the Sun

What object in our solar system is an orbiting satellite made of rock and ice that orbits a planet?

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Sun

• Planet

What object in our solar system is a chunk of rock that orbits the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupitar?

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Sun

• Planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What object in our solar system is a chunk of ice and rock that has an elliptical orbit around the sun?

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Sun

• Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What object in our solar system is a huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy?

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Sun

• Planet

What object in our solar system is a large body of matter that travels around the sun?

• Moon

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Sun

• Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The Earth's sun is a star.

• True

• False

How is the sun different from the other stars you see in the night sky?

Choose 2

• The sun is closer to Earth and appears brighter

• The sun is yellow and appears brighter

• The sun is larger than the other stars and appears brighter

• The sun is closer to Earth and appears larger

Both asteroids and comets are rocks that orbit the sun. How are they different?

• An asteroid has gas

• A comets moves faster

• A comet has ice

• An asteroid is bigger

What are 2 factors that affect how bright a star appears in the night sky?

• Temperature and size

• Temperature and Distance

• Distance and size

• How well I see and how clear the sky is

How does Earth's moon affect our planet?

• Makes the Earth revolve the sun

• Tilts the Earth on its axis

• Stabilizes the wobbling motion as Earth rotates

• It has no affect on Earth

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4