Solar System and the Universe Unit Test v3

Elijah and Noah are playing a space quiz game. Elijah asks, 'In a heliocentric system, Earth revolves around _______.'

• Mars

• The stars

• the moon

• the Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Pop quiz time! Elijah and James were debating in class today. Elijah thinks that the fact each planet's orbit is an ellipse was discovered by Galileo, but James isn't so sure. Can you help them out? Who really discovered this?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Brahe

Hey Aiden, Henry, and Maya! Can you guess another name for the four outer planets? Hint: They're really big and not solid!

• Colorful Giants

• Jupiter's Moons

• Gas Giants

• Terrestrial Planets

Hey Zoe, Benjamin, and Arjun! Can you guess what the _______ consists of? It includes the Sun, eight planets and their moons, dwarf planets, and several kinds of smaller objects.

• Solar System

• Great Universe

• Milky Way

• Inner Planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Imagine you're an ancient astronomer alongside Daniel, Liam, and Arjun. You all believe the Earth is at the center of the universe. What is this model called?

• Heliocentric

• Earth-centric

• Innercentric

• Geocentric

Imagine you're in a science club with Benjamin, Charlotte, and Kai. Today, you're discussing the stars! Who among the following supported Copernicus's heliocentric model using the telescope?

• Aristotle

• Brahe

• Galileo

• Kepler

Emma was gazing at the night sky when she asked, 'A is a natural satellite that revolves around a planet. What is it called, Luna and Isla?'

• Moon
• Star
• Comet
• Asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Hey Ava and Liam, can you help Charlotte figure out which model of the solar system we know exists today?

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

• Milky Way

• Galaxy

Hey Luna and Benjamin, did you know that ________ looks blue-green because of traces of methane in its atmosphere?

• Neptune
• Pluto

• Earth

• Saturn

Hey Liam and Grace, did you know Venus and Earth are much alike in terms of ____________? Let's explore this together!

• size and composition

• distance from the Sun

• number of moons

• ring systems