Stars and Solar System REVIEW

The solar system has 9 planets

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The inner planets are called terrestrial. What does that mean?

• Large and Gaseous

• Medium and Icy

• Small and Rocky

• Small and Gaseous

The outer planets are called?

• Rock Giants

• Gas Giants

• Fusion Remnants

• Kuiper Objects

The gas giants of the outer solar system all have rings and moons.

• True

• False

To be considered a “planet” a celestial object must:

• Be in orbit around a star

• Have enough mass to be pulled into a stable sphere by gravity

• Dominate its orbit

• All of these

A dwarf planet doesn’t meet the new definition of a planet because it doesn’t dominate its own orbit.

• True

• False

Pluto is classified as a large asteroid.

• True

• False

The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter

• True

• False

An asteroid is

• not large enough to form a spherical shape under gravity

• made of rock and metal

• are irregularly shaped

• All of these

Mars has two moons.

• True

• False