Lesson 13 - Chapter 6: Asteroids, Meteors and Stars

Fill in the blank: An ______ is a small rocky body that orbits the sun, typically found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

• asteroid

• comet

• planet

• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a large system of stars, such as the Milky Way.

• galaxy

• planet

• asteroid

• comet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Fill in the blank: The path that a planet or other object takes around the sun is called its ______.

• orbit

• axis

• rotation

• surface

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a large celestial body that moves in an orbit around a star.

• planet

• comet

• asteroid

• satellite

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Fill in the blank: The process by which an object moves in a circular path around another object is called to ______.

• revolve

• dissolve

• evaporate

• condense

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the star at the center of our solar system.

• Sun

• Moon

• Earth

• Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the system of planets and other objects that orbit the Sun.

• solar system

• galaxy

• universe

• asteroid belt

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Fill in the blank: A ______ is a luminous point in the night sky that is a large, distant body like the Sun.

• star

• planet

• comet

• asteroid

Fill in the blank: ______ refers to the vast expanse that exists beyond the Earth and between celestial bodies.

• space

• ocean

• forest

• desert

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Fill in the blank: An ______ is a celestial body that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up, often called a shooting star.

• meteor

• comet

• asteroid

• planet