Space Exploration Test

Which is the correct order of the layers of Earth's atmosphere- starting at the bottom layer.

• exosphere, troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

• mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere

• troposphere, stratosphere, exosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere

How many Earths can fit in the sun?

• ten

• million

• five

• hundred

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What does orbit mean?

• going around

• tilt on its axis

• red spot

• gravitational force

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?

• 28 days

• 365 days

• one month

• 24 hours

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Describe what Solar System means:

• Planets are all made of gases; the sun is not.

• Planets gives off energy; the sun does not.

• Planets orbit the sun; the sun is at the center of the solar system

• Planets are all made of solid materials; the sun is made of gases

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which of these are all Gas Giants? (outer planets) (Mark only one oval.)

• Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune

• Neptune, Jupiter, Mars, Earth

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Mercury

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What is a galaxy?

• A system of millions or billions of stars, gas, and dust held together in a cluster by gravity.

• The force that attracts all masses of matter toward each other.

• chunks of ice and dust/rock that have a tail that orbit the sun

• A natural satellite that orbits a planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

True or false: Many planets have moons.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the closest planet to the sun?

• Mercury

• Uranus

• Mars

• Venus

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What do the inner planets all have in common?

• They are made of gas

• They are made of rock

• They are made of rock, water, and gas

• They all have water