Objects in Space

Which best describes a galaxy?

• a system containing dust, gas, and stars
• a few stars that form patterns in the sky
• a collection of all the stars in the universe
• a group of planets that revolve around a star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name for rocky objects that orbit the sun?

• asteroids
• stars
• comets
• moons

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which object is round, orbits the sun, and is larger than an asteroid?

• comet
• dwarf planet
• moon
  moon
• planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which object in Earth's solar system can also be called a gas giant?

• inner planets
• star
• comet
• outer planet

Which group does Earth belong to?

• outer planets
• asteroid belt
• solar system
• gas giants

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of these best describes a comet?

• a dwarf planet that orbits the sun
• a moon that travels through the universe
• a rocky object that orbits a planet
• a ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust

Which of these best describes a comet?

• a dwarf planet that orbits the sun
• a moon that travels through the universe
• a rocky object that orbits a planet
• a ball of ice and rock with a trail of gas and dust

The largest space objects that orbit the sun are called _____________.

• moons
• dwarf planets
• planets
• asteroids

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A large rocky object that orbits a planet is called a ____________.

• moon
• planet
• dwarf planet
• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How many stars are in a solar system?

• 1 or 2

• 100

• millions

• billions