Earth and Space Science

What is the correct term for this grouping of stars, gas, and dust?

• planet

• galaxy

• universe

• solar system

On a field trip to a science museum, Lee saw photographs of asteroids and comets that astronomers took using telescopes. What could Lee look for in the photographs to tell a comet from an asteroid?

• a long tail

• a small size

• a rocky surface

• an irregular shape

Jacob is doing a report on the galaxy in which Earth is found. Which of the following is the galaxy that Jacob should research for his report?

• Andromeda

• Milky Way

• Maffei 1

• Ursa Minor

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

All visible stars in the night sky are many times larger than Earth. Why do they look like tiny points of light?

• They are moving very fast.

• The atmosphere blocks most of their light.

• The stars visible at night are located very far from Earth.

• Most of the light from stars is absorbed by galaxies, so it does not reach Earth.

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Earth and Saturn are both planets orbiting the sun. Which of these other features do the two planets have in common?

• They have a thin atmosphere.

• They rotate about an axis.

• Their orbits are the same length.

• They have about the same mass.

In order from Closest to the sun what Planets are in our Solar system

• Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus, Neptune.

• Venus,Earth,Mercury,Jupiter,Earth,Neptune,Uranus,Mars

• Uranus,Neptune,Saturn,Jupiter,Mars,Earth,Venus,Mercury

• Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Neptune,Uranus.

What is a comet

• Dust and ice orbiting in space.

• A small rocky body orbiting in space.

• A blown out meteroid

• A dwarf planet

Where are many asteroids located.

• Mercurys surface

• Asteroid belt

• meteor belt

• asteroid ring

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what is our biggest planet in our solar system

• Saturn

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Uranus

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What is this "Red Planet" that is 4th from the sun?

• Mars
• Earth
• Neptune
• Saturn

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