TEKS 7.9A Celestial Objects (SS PreA)

Comets, asteroids, and meteors are moving within our solar system.

What is the force that causes this motion?

• The magnetism of the Sun

• The magnetism of the Sun and nearby celestial objects

• The gravity of the Sun

• The gravity of the Sun and nearby celestial objects

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The diagram shows the locations of many

celestial objects in our solar system.

Which correctly identifies the locations

of those objects in the solar system?

• 1- moon

  2. 2- planet

  3. 3- comet

  4. 4-asteroid

  5. 5-meteoroid

  6. 6- Sun

• 1- planet

  2. 2- Sun

  3. 3- asteroid

  4. 4- comet

  5. 5-meteor

  6. 6- Moon

• 2. 1- planet

  3. 2- Moon

  4. 3- meteoroid

  5. 4- comet

  6. 5- asteroid

  7. 6- Sun

• 1- comet

  2- Sun

  3- asteroid

  4- meteor

  5- Moon

  6- planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud both surround our solar system.

Which of the following is true about them?

• The Kuiper Belt is a sphere inside the spherical Oort cloud.

• The Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud are donut shaped but travel in different planes.

• The Kuiper Belt is donut shaped, and the Oort Cloud is a sphere.

• The Kuiper Belt is a sphere, and the Oort Cloud is donut shaped.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Asteroids, which are large objects in space, are primarily made of __________.

• ice and dust

• rock

• small ice crystals

• gaseous materials

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What are the 2 main physical characteristics that are used to classify planets?

• Upper/lower planet,

  gaseous/liquid

  planet

• Upper/lower planet,

  terrestrial/gaseous

  planet

• Inner/Outer planet,

  terrestrial/gaseous

  planet

• Inner/Outer planet

  gaseous/liquid

  planet