8th Grade Unit 6: Solar System Vocabulary

What is a large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own?

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Planet

• Meteor

Which of the following are considered inner planets?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Venus, Earth, Neptune, Pluto

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What is the term for a measure of how much matter is in an object?

• Volume

• Density

• Mass

• Weight

What is the geocentric model?

• A model where the sun is at the center

• A model where Earth is at the center

• A model where the moon is at the center

• A model where Mars is at the center

What is the heliocentric model?

• A model where the sun is at the center

• A model where Earth is at the center

• A model where the moon is at the center

• A model where Mars is at the center

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What does the solar system consist of?

• Only the sun

• Only the planets

• Sun, planets, and all other objects that revolve around the sun

• Only the stars

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What are sunspots?

• Bright areas on the sun's surface

• Dark areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than surrounding gases

• Areas of intense heat on the sun's surface

• Spots of light on the sun's surface

What is a solar flare?

• A gentle breeze from the sun

• A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface

• A slow release of light from the sun

• A small explosion on the sun's surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

What is a solar prominence?

• A ball of hot gas undergoing nuclear fusion

• Plasma loop flowing between sunspots

• The visible surface of the sun

• The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere

What is a star primarily composed of?

• Plasma loop

• Electromagnetic waves

• Hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium

• Fluid or gas movement