Review of Beyond Earth, Our Solar System, Module 22, L1–L4

What formed the Sun and planets from a rotating disk?

• The solar nebula.

• The asteroid belt.

• The Kuiper belt.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-6

Which planets formed closer to the Sun, the inner or outer planets?

• Inner planets

• Outer planets

Who created the heliocentric model?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Ptolemy

Newton explained that the solar system is held together by what force?

• Electromagnetic force

• Gravitational force

• Nuclear force

• Frictional force

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How do present-day astronomers divide the solar system?

• By planets and dwarf planets

• By stars and galaxies

• By asteroids and comets

• By moons and rings

Which planet is heavily cratered and has high cliffs? This planet also has extreme temperature changes and no atmosphere to moderate its temperature.

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

What is unique about Earth's water?

• It is the only planet with liquid water on its surface.

• It has the highest salinity levels in the solar system.

• It is the only planet with water vapor in its atmosphere.

• It has the largest ice caps in the solar system.

What are the gas giant planets mostly composed of?

• Hydrogen and Helium

• Rock and Metal

• Ice and Dust

• Carbon Dioxide

Where are most comets in the solar system located?

• Kuiper Belt

• Asteroid Belt

• Oort Cloud

• Near Earth

What are meteoroids?

• Small rocky or metallic bodies in outer space

• Large celestial bodies like planets

• Types of stars

• Comets