Unit E - Section 1/2

Appears as a streak in the sky.

• asteroid
• meteoroid
• comet
• meteor

Which of the following is true?

• Earth is the center of the solar system
• The sun orbits the earth
• Gravity exists only on Earth
• The sun is the center of the solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How many planets are there?

• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9

Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?

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

What is the name of the explosion at the death of a massive star?

• Supergiant
• Supernova
• Black Hole
• Nebula

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

In a diagram showing the solar system as heliocentric, what is located at the center? Copernicus came up with this model and is the one we live by today.

• Earth

• the sun

• the moon

• Mars

Coordinates that may be used to determine distance in space include

• latitude and longitude.

• height and width.

• altitude and azimuth.

• dim and cool.

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

• Sun

• Neptune

• Earth

• The Universe

The summer solstice occurs when ...

• The Sun reaches its highest point in the sky at noon

• The Sun stops moving across the sky

• The day and night are of equal length

• The Earth is closest to the Sun

What term describes the time of year when day and night are equal in length?

• Eclipse

• Solstice

• Equinox

• Ecliptic