Earth Science Final Exam REVIEW (Ms. Liventseva)

Noah, Hannah, and Emma are on a space adventure! They want to visit all the planets in our solar system, starting from the one closest to the Sun and traveling outward. Can you help them figure out the correct order of the planets from closest to farthest from the Sun?

• A. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• B. Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

• C. Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter

• D. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Maya and Abigail are on a space adventure! They want to know: The asteroid belt is located between which two planets?

• Earth & Mars

• Earth & Venus

• Mars & Jupiter

• Saturn & Jupiter

Zoe, Charlotte, and Abigail are stargazing and spot a galaxy shaped like a flattened disk with beautiful spiral arms swirling around. Which type of galaxy are they looking at?

• Spiral

• Elliptical

• Irregular

• None of the above

Evelyn and Henry are stargazing and wonder: What mysterious object is often found at the center of large galaxies?

• White dwarf stars

• Main sequence stars

• Red supergiants

• Black Holes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Scarlett and Benjamin are stargazing and wonder: Most stars in the universe are classified as _____________. Can you help them find the answer?

• Blue Giants

• Red Giants

• Main Sequence Stars

• Red Supergiants

Nora and Daniel are having a debate about the fate of our sun. Which of the following statements is actually true about what will happen when our sun dies?

• The sun will supernova and turn into a black hole

• The sun will supernova and turn into a white dwarf

• The sun will supernova and turn into a neutron star

• The sun will NOT supernova because it is not large enough to do so.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Luna and Aiden are debating what makes a planet. Which of the following is NOT a requirement for something to be called a planet?

• It must orbit a star

• it must have something orbit itself

• It clears the neighborhood - having the largest gravitational pull in the area

• It has enough mass to form a sphere

Avery, Rohan, and Anika are stargazing one night. They spot a bright band of light across the sky. What is The Milky Way that they're looking at?

• Our Solar System

• Our Constellation

• Our Universe

• Our Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Emma and Michael are stargazing and notice that some stars are blue while others are red. Which factor actually determines the color of a star?

• Size of the star

• Human eye-sight

• Telescope quality

• Surface temperature of the star

Sophia and James are stargazing and wonder: What factor actually affects how bright a star appears (its luminosity)?

• Size of the star

• Human eye-sight

• Telescope quality

• Surface temperature of the star