Solar System and Beyond Review

Use the images to answer the following question. Which of the following explanations would BEST describe the brightness of these stars if someone from EARTH was looking at them?

• Image B would appear brighter because it is larger than image A.

• Image B would appear brighter because it is closer to Earth than image A.

• Image A would appear brighter because it is closer to the Earth than Image B.

• Image A would appear brighter because it is the Sun.

What is the path one object travels around another object?

• gravity

• orbit

• inertia

• satellite

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is one complete trip of one object around another object?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Inertia

• Orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is a natural or artificial object in space that circles around another object?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Tide

• Satellite

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is the blocking of the Sun's light that happens when Earth passes through the Moon's shadow?

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Tide

• Phase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is one of many small, rocky objects between Mars and Jupiter?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is a chunk of rock from space that travels through Earth's atmosphere?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Star

What is a mixture of ice, frozen gases, rock, and dust left over from the formation of the solar system?

• Asteroid

• Meteor

• Comet

• Star

What is an object in space that produces its own energy, including heat and light?

• Supernova

• Star

• Comet

• Meteor

What is a huge cloud of gas and dust in space that is the first stage of star formation?

• Star

• Nebula

• White dwarf

• Supernova