Science Space

What do all of the inner planets have in common?

• They all have rings.

• They all have abundant liquid water.

• They all have many moons.

• They all are small and have rocky surfaces.

Uranus is different from most other planets because it ______ .

• is the farthest from the sun.

• is mostly nitrogen and helium.

• rotates on its side.

• has the most moons.

Most galaxies are moving away from each other, which means the universe is _______________________________

• expanding

• Airplane

• geocentric

• Sunlight

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The Great Red Spot is a huge storm on _______________________________ .

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

The moon can be seen from Earth because ___________ reflects off the moon’s surface.

• Sunlight

• air

• Mars

• rotation

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

All stars begin as part of a large cloud of gas and dust called a(an) _______________________________ .

• Nebula

• Dusty

• Planet

• Sunlight

List phases of the moon in the order that they occur, beginning with the new moon . (Use the letters to identify the phases)

• H A E G B F C D

• H E A G B F C D

• B C D E F G H A

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Approximately how much time passes between H and B?

• 29.5 days

• 365 days

• 2 weeks

• 6 months

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What happens during the 3A and 3B phases ?

• Solid Rocket boosters separate and rockets parachute to sea

• Space Shuttle Launches

• Space shuttle lands like an airplane

• Space shuttle orbits

Why is it important that the shuttle lands like a plane in stage 9?

• So the spacecraft can be used again for another mission.

• It crashes.

• It is launching