Topic 12

__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.

• Force

• Motion

• Weight

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

• Model A

• Model B

• Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Millions of pieces of rocky material of various sizes orbit the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. These objects are known as -

• Asteroids

• Meteors

• Comets

• Planets

Which planets take longer to travel around the sun and have longer years?

• Inner Planets

• Outer Planets

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:

• Asteroids

• Comets

• moon

• Meteors

Broken and smaller pieces of asteroids and comets that range in size from small dust to 10m  are moving around in our solar system. These are called

• moons

• comets

• meteoroids

• asteroids

Which of the following separates the outer planets from the inner planets?

• Asteroid Belt

• Great Red Spot

• Kuiper Belt

What 3 things do the Inner Planets have in common?

• 4 planets closest to the Sun.

• 4 planets farthest from the Sun

• Smallest Planets

• Largest Planets

• Rocky Planets

The portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that humans can see is called:

• radio waves

• visible light

• gamma rays

• x-rays

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Jason can see an image of the moon in one of the telescopes that uses lenses. What type of telescope is it?

• optical telescope

• xray telescope

• non optical telescope

• radio telescope