Physical Properties of the Solar System

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6th - 8th Grade
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Charles Martinez
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury all have mountains. Many of these mountains are volcanoes. What is unusual about the volcano on Mars called Olympus Mons?
It is an active volcano that erupts often.
It is two-thirds the height of Mount Everest.
It is the tallest mountain in the solar system.
It puts carbon dioxide into the atmosphere of Mars.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Satellite photos of Neptune and Uranus show that both planets have a bluish color. Which gas in their atmospheres gives them this color?
helium
hydrogen
methane
water
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which objects make up the belt between Mars and Jupiter?
asteroids
comets
Kuiper Belt objects
meteorites
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which of these choices describes the density of Mercury?
denser than Earth
less dense than Venus
equal to the density of Mars
second-densest terrestrial planet
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5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the distance of Earth from the sun compare to the distance of the gas giants from the sun?
Earth is much closer to the sun than the gas giants are.
Earth is much farther from the sun than the gas giants are.
Earth and the gas giants are about the same distance from the sun.
Earth is located within the solar system with the sun, and the gas giants are located outside the solar system.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which statement is true about gas giants?
Gas giants formed close to the sun and contain deep, gaseous atmospheres.
Gas giants have gaseous cores and rocky surfaces because the planets are far from the sun.
Gas giants contain no rock or metals because the planets are too cold for these materials to condense.
Gas giants contain ices because these planets formed far enough from the sun that these materials could condense.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the order of the distances of the terrestrial planets from the Sun, from farthest to closest?
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury
Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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