Elevate Science Topic 6

Which planet is known as the red planet because of its iron-rich materials that form rust on the surface?

• Saturn

• Mercury

• Mars

• Neptune

Which planet has no moon, is made up of iron and nickel, and the thinnest atmosphere of the inner planets?

• Neptune

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

star

• a sticker

• a huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy

• bright lights

comet

• a cleaning chemical

• chucks of ice and dust or rock that have stretched out orbits around the sun

• rocks and dirt

• a type of planet

solar system

• the sun, moon and stars

• a system of eight planets and the sun, moon, and asteroid

• the way the would rotates

• a name of a planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

moon

• a satellite made of rock and ice that orbits a planet

• the name of a planet

• the name of a famous movie

• a satellite made of suns

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

orbit

• the curved path of an object around a star or planet or a moon

• the distance from the moon and sun

• the name of a famous baseball team

• the mascot for the Houston Astros

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

asteroid

• falling rocks

• chucks of rock that measure in the size from a meter or several kilometers in diameter

• the name of a dog

• a movie

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the main difference between the inner and outer planets?

• The inner planets are made of gas, while the outer planets are rocky

• The inner planets have rings, while the outer planets do not

• The inner planets are closer to the Sun and are rocky, while the outer planets are made mostly of gas and are further away

• The outer planets have no moons, while the inner planets do

Why does the Sun appear brighter than other stars?

• It is much larger than other stars

• It is much hotter than other stars

• It is much closer to Earth than other stars

• It is the only star that produces light