Our Solar System: An Overview

Our Solar System: An Overview

10th Grade

99 Qs

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Our Solar System: An Overview

Our Solar System: An Overview

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-4, MS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS2-2

+6

Standards-aligned

Created by

Andy Beane

FREE Resource

99 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the nebular theory, how did the solar system form, and what is a key difference between terrestrial and Jovian planets?

The solar system formed from a rotating cloud of gas and dust; terrestrial planets are rocky, while Jovian planets are gaseous.

The solar system formed from a collision of stars; terrestrial planets are gaseous, while Jovian planets are rocky.

The solar system formed from a single asteroid; terrestrial planets and Jovian planets are both icy.

The solar system formed from volcanic eruptions; terrestrial planets are larger than Jovian planets.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Sun contains _______ of the solar system's mass.

99.5%

75%

50%

10%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a smaller body in the solar system?

Dwarf planets

Asteroids

Comets

Stars

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

List the types of smaller bodies found in the solar system. Fill in the blanks: The smaller bodies in the solar system include _______, _______, _______, and _______.

Dwarf planets, Asteroids, Comets, Meteoroids

Planets, Stars, Black holes, Nebulae

Moons, Suns, Galaxies, Quasars

Gas giants, Red dwarfs, Pulsars, Supernovae

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many planets are in the solar system? Fill in the blank: There are _______ planets in the solar system.

Eight

Seven

Nine

Ten

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do the eight planets in the solar system have?

Their own satellites

No satellites

Only one satellite each

No moons

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the Nebular theory, what does it describe?

The formation of the solar system

The extinction of dinosaurs

The invention of the telescope

The discovery of electricity

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