Exploring Solar System Formation

What event is considered the starting point of the universe, leading to the eventual formation of the solar system?

• The Great Expansion

• The Big Bang

• The Cosmic Burst

• The Universal Explosion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which process describes the formation of the solar system from a rotating disk of gas and dust?

• Stellar Fusion

• Nebular Hypothesis

• Galactic Formation

• Cosmic Inflation

What is the primary component of the Sun, around which the solar system is organized?

• Helium

• Carbon

• Hydrogen

• Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which planet is known as the "Red Planet" due to its reddish appearance?

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Which celestial body is the largest in the solar system?

• Earth

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which space probe was the first to successfully fly by and send back images of Pluto?

• Voyager 1

• New Horizons

• Pioneer 10

• Cassini

What is the primary purpose of the Hubble Space Telescope?

• To explore the surface of Mars

• To observe distant galaxies and celestial phenomena

• To monitor Earth's weather patterns

• To study the Sun's surface

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which planet in the solar system has the most moons?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Saturn

What is the term for the region of space beyond Neptune that contains many small icy bodies?

• Asteroid Belt

• Kuiper Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Comet Zone

Which manned mission was the first to land humans on the Moon?

• Apollo 11

• Apollo 13

• Gemini 4

• Mercury 7