The Solar System and Its Components

The Solar System and Its Components

Assessment

Passage

Science

4th - 5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Anthony Gaymore

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the classification of the Sun in the solar system?

G2 V

K1 V

M3 V

F5 V

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following planets is NOT a terrestrial planet?

Jupiter

Mars

Venus

Mercury

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What causes the phases of the Moon?

The Moon's orbit around Earth and Earth's orbit around the Sun

The Moon's rotation on its axis

The Sun's rotation

The Earth's rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the Kuiper belt?

A region beyond Neptune filled with icy bodies

A spherical reservoir of comet nuclei

A collection of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter

A dense atmosphere around Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What is the purpose of NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission?

To learn more about the Sun and its activity

To explore the surface of Mars

To study the atmosphere of Venus

To map the surface of the Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Type a one-paragraph (5-7 sentences) summary of the passage.

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