Solar System Test REVIEW

Your class is creating a model of the solar system. A large beach ball is suspended in the center of the room. You and your classmates are located around the ball to represent the Earth in orbit. In order to accurately represent the Earth in orbit which of the following activities should you do?

1. Walk in a circle around the beach ball.
2. Spin around.
3. Try to tilt your body at a 45 degree angle.
4. Move nearer and farther from the beach ball as you circle it.

• 1, 2 and 3

• 1 and 2

• 2, 3 and 4

• 1 and 4

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How is the size of the Sun related to the orbiting motion of the planets in our solar system?

• The Sun is large and magnetic, attracting the metallic elements in the planets.

• The rotation of such a large body causes the planets to spin around it.

• The Sun has a great size and mass creating a pull on the much smaller planets.

• The large Sun is very far from the planets allowing them the freedom to move around it.

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Over a period of 30 days a student studied the night sky and recorded his observations. One night he watched a shooting star streak across the sky. His curiosity led him to list all the possible things it could be, then after researching, analyzing and comparing each, he proposed that which of the following was the most logical identification of a "shooting star"?

• asteroid

• comet

• meteor

• moon

Which planet is known for its bright rings that circle around it?

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Mars

Which of the following happens in our solar system?

• Earth revolves around the sun once per day.

• The moon revolves around Earth once per day.

• Earth revolves around the sun once per year.

• The sun revolves around Earth once per year.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the correct statement about the moon's revolution around Earth?

• The moon revolves around Earth once per day.

• The moon revolves around Earth once per month.

• The moon revolves around Earth once per year.

• The moon revolves around Earth once per week.

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What force keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Friction

• Electricity

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What causes ocean tides on Earth?

• The sun

• The moon

• The stars

• The wind

What causes an object to fall to the ground on Earth?

• Magnetism

• Gravity

• Wind

• Friction

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The moon remains in orbit around Earth because of the force of —

• Earth’s rotation

• the moon’s rotation

• Earth’s gravity

• the sun’s gravity

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