Earth and Space Systems

Arrange the celestial bodies in our solar system in increasing order based on their size

• Sun, moon, mercury, venus, earth

• Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Sun

• Moon, Earth, Mercury, Sun, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Sun, Moon, Earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

a body made mainly of ice and dust

that leaves a trail of dust known as

a tail as it approaches the Sun

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid

an object from space that falls to the

surface of a planet without completely

burning up

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid

a small body in space, usually composed

of rock or metal

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

an object from space burning up as

it enters the atmosphere of a planet

• comet

• meteor

• meteorite

• asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Which sentence in the passage can be used to conclude that something is a dwarf planet and not a planet?

• It has several other objects in its orbit, though few are as massive as itself.

• This planet takes about 557 Earth years to orbit the Sun.

• It has a mean surface temperature of about 40 Kelvin.

• It has a nearly spherical shape.

Which of the following only has human made systems identified in their list?

• telephone system, city transit system, water purification system

• solar system, plant root system, human digestive system

• solar system, city transit system, water purification system

• plant root system, telephone system, human digestive system

Which of the following only has naturally made systems identified in their list?

• telephone system, city transit system, water purification system

• solar system, plant root system, human digestive system

• solar system, city transit system, water purification system

• plant root system, telephone system, human digestive system

Earth revolves around the...

• moon

• earth

• jupiter

• sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The moon is a...

• asteroid that rotates around the Earth

• comet that revolves around the Earth

• natural satellite that revolves around the earth

• natural satellite that rotates around the earth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1