Solar System Test 6th

During a classroom discussion, Isla asked, 'The group of inner planets are known as:'

• The Terrestrial Planets

• The Gas Giants

• The Outer Planets

• The Hallow Planets

The group of outer planets are known as:

• The Terrestrial Planets
• The Gas Giants (aka Jovian planets)

• The Inner Planets
• The Rocky Planets

Which theory explains how the universe formed?

• nebular theory

• big bang theory

• raisin bread theory

• theory of relativity

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Balls of ice, snow, rock, and dust that orbit the sun in very oval orbits...

• asteroids

• planetismals

• comets

• meteoroids

Where are asteroids found?

• between Earth and Venus

• between Jupiter and Saturn

• between Saturn and Uranus

• between Mars and Jupiter

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planets have the most moons?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

• Dwarf Planets

Where are comets formed that have large, elliptical orbits around the Sun?

• Oort Cloud

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Mercury

Large dirty snowballs that orbit the sun in long elliptical orbits are called...

• asteroids

• meteoroids

• comets

• dwarf planets

A space rock that hits a site on Earth’s surface is called...

• meteorite

• meteoroid

• comet

• meteor