Space Unit Review

These planets have smaller diameters, higher density, and few moons.

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Mercury and Neptune

• Uranus and Neptune

• Earth and Mars

The Milky Way doesn't look like a spiral when viewed from Earth. Why does the Milky Way galaxy NOT look like a spiral when viewed from Earth?

• Earth is in the exact center of the Milky Way.

• We cannot see the Milky Way from above.

• There are too many stars for us to see the Milky Way.

• Earth is not moving fast enough for us to see the Milky Way.

True or False?

A meteorite is a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere.

• True

• False

You look up in the sky one night and see a third quarter moon. How much time will pass before you see another third quarter moon?

• About one week

• About one month

• About one year

• About one season

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following conclusions can be made based on the diagram of the solar system shown?

• The length of one day on Saturn is longer than one day on Earth.

• All the planets take 365 days to complete one revolution around the Sun.

• The length of one year on Mercury is shorter than one year on Earth.

• The length of one year on Jupiter is shorter than one year on Earth.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

True or False?

The difference between comets and asteroids is that asteroids are mostly located in the Kuiper Belt and comets are between Mars and Jupiter.

• True

• False

Which of the following is responsible for causing day and night on Earth?

• Revolution

• Tilt

• Seasons

• Rotation

Based on the table shown, which of the following would be the best label for Group 2?

• Planets with Long Orbits

• Planets that Orbit the Sun

• Planets with Slow Rotations

• Planets that Have Moons