Science TCAP Practice

What is a GALAXY?

• The speed of the internet

• A group of billions of stars

• A large object in space that orbits a planet

• How the heat of the sun is measured

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is a SUNSPOT?

• A really bad sunburn

• A dark area on the sun's surface that gives off less energy than the rest of the sun

• The hottest part of the sun

• The shadow of another object on the sun's surface

What is the HOTTEST planet?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

Which planet has liquid water and supports life?

• Mars

• Earth

• Saturn

• Uranus

Which planet ROTATES in the OPPOSITE direction of all the other planets?

• Venus

• Neptune

• Mars

• Jupiter

Which planet is the 6th planet from the sun?

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Neptune

Which planet rotates on its side?

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Mars

• Venus

Where is the ASTEROID BELT located?

• Between Jupiter and Saturn

• Between Mars and Jupiter

• Between Earth and Mars

• Between Neptune and Uranus

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Sun is made of mostly two gases, and they are....

• Helium and Nitrogen

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Nitrogen and Oxygen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which answer choice has the planets placed IN ORDER?

• Mars, Venus, Mercury, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune