Games Science

Most of the mass of the solar system is concentrated in the Sun which thus exerts the force called __________ that holds the system together.

• gravity

• fusion

• fission

• solar wind

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

An object composed mainly of ice and rock is orbiting the Sun in an elliptical path. This object is most likely __________.

• a planet

• an asteroid

• a meteor

• a comet

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

The sun is composed mainly of ________________.

• helium

• hydrogen

• oxygen

• carbon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Why do stars shine?

• Nuclear fusion in their cores

• Nuclear fission in their outer layers

• Matter is being destroyed

• Nuclear fusion in their outer layers

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A high-mass star ends its cycle by becoming a...

• Neutron star and/or makes a black hole

• A white dwarf or black dwarf

• A black dwarf and makes a black hole

• A neutron star or a white dwarf

Hottest stars are 30,000- 60,000 K and are ________.

• Red

• Blue

• Green

• White

It takes about ____ minutes for light to get from the sun to our earth.

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 8

What does a star form from? (first stage)

• A black hole

• A quasar

• A stellar nebula

• A supernova

A star’s brightness depends on its _________.

Its color depends on its ___________________.

Its life cycle depends on its __________.

• size, mass, color

• size, temperature, mass

• temperature, mass, size

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Neptune