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Why are space suits necessary for astronauts working on the surface of another planet?

• Space suits provide the weight needed to hold astronauts down on the planet's surface.

• Space suits allow astronauts to carry things that normally would be too heavy.

• Space suits make an astronaut more visible to other astronauts

• Space suits provide protection from radiation and offer normal air pressure inside.

What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?

• rover

• satellite

• space shuttle

• space probe

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

True or False
The planets are not lined up in a perfectly straight line

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which planet has had rovers sent to it to study its soil?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

List the steps of the scientific method

d

e

f

c

b

a

Communicate results

Draw conclusions

Ask a question

Form a hypothesis

Analyze results

Conduct experiment

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

The Earth is the center of the solar system.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which planet is covered in water?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which planet rotates on its side?

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

What is the atomic number of Sulfur?

• 14

• 15

• 16

• 17

Which of the following elements has 16 protons in its nucleus?

• Oxygen

• Sulfur

• Chlorine

• Phosphorus