Unit 7: Pausing Point: Solar System Riddles

I provide all the heat and energy for the Earth.What am I?

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Mercury

• Mars

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

I am the fourth planet from the sun. What am I?

• Earth
• Jupiter
• Venus
• Mars

I am made up of the sun, and all eight planets, including Earth, as well as other celestial bodies. What am I?

• Solar System
• Solar Flare
• Universe
• Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

I consist of thousands of asteroids that orbit the sun and lie between Mars and Jupiter. What am I?

• Meteor shower
• Asteroid belt
• Planetary ring
• Comet belt

I occur when Earthg's shadow darkens the face of the moon. What am I?

• Meteor shower
• Lunar eclipse
• Comet passing
• Solar eclipse

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

I have three different names, depending on where I am found. I am also known as a "shooting star" when I blaze through Earth's atmosphere. What am I?

• Comet, Cometoid, Cometite

• Aster, Asteroid, or Asterite

• Meteor, Meteoroid, or Meteorite

• Satele, Satteloid, or Satellite

I orbit a planet. I can be natural, like the moon, or made by humans. What am I?

• Planet
• Satellite
• Comet
• Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2