Solar System Formation 2025

Where would you expect to find a planet that is small, dense, and rocky?

• close to the sun

• outside of the sun's gravitational pull

• far away from the sun

• close to the gas planets

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

When the sun formed, it blew most of the gasses towards the edges of the solar system. What evidence of this do we see today?

• the gas planets are very close to the sun

• the gas planets are very far from the sun

• there is no gas at all on planets close to the sun

• there is a huge nebula of gas on the edge of our solar system

Why is Jupiter important to Earth

• it is lined up so it blocks the sun

• takes up all the gases

• its gravity pulls in asteroids to prevent them from hitting Earth

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The solar system formed from

• a large cloud of gas & dust.

• the milky way galaxy.

• a large volcanic eruption.

• a large cloud of water vapor

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How old is our solar system?

• 4.6 billion years
• 13.8 billion years
• 6,000 years
• 15,000 years

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-4

It is thought our planetary nebula started to spin because of

• A nearby supernova
• A nearby star
• A passing spaceship
• A passing comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of the following diagrams correctly shows how the solar system formed?

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? 

• A meteor burns up in Earth's atmosphere, while a meteorite reaches the ground

• A meteorite burns up in Earth's atmosphere, while a meteor reaches the ground

• Meteors are composed of ice, while meteorites are composed of rock

• They are identical in nature

Which of the following planets orbit inside the Asteroid Belt, making them inner planets? (a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3