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Read About It: Objects In The Solar System

Read About It: Objects In The Solar System

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Passage

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Science

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7th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

Created by

Bralyn Fox-Smith

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8 questions

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Compare and Contrast: Describe how the outer planets

and the inner planets are alike and different.

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2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

THEME Cause and Effect: What effect does the distance from the sun

have on an object’s orbital period in the solar system? What effect

does the distance from the sun have on an object‘s temperature?

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3.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

SEP Develop Models: Draw and label a diagram that describes the

physical properties, location, and movements of Earth’s moon. (Upload an Image)

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes the astronomical unit (AU)?

A. The distance from Earth to the moon

B. The average distance from the sun to Earth (about 150,000,000 km)

C. The distance between Mars and Jupiter

D. The size of the sun


5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which difference between inner and outer planets is stated in the passage?

A. Inner planets are made mostly of gas; outer planets are mostly rock and metal.

B. Inner planets are farther from the sun than outer planets.

C. Inner planets are small and rocky; outer planets are larger and made mostly of gas and ice.

D. Inner planets have many rings; outer planets have no rings.


6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4. According to the passage, which region is spherical and surrounds the entire solar system?

A. Kuiper Belt

B. Asteroid belt

C. Oort Cloud

D. Inner Solar System


7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effect of Jupiter’s large mass is described in the passage?

A. It causes Jupiter to become a dwarf planet.

B. Its gravity helped prevent the formation of another rocky planet in the asteroid belt.

C. It made Jupiter the only planet with rings.

D. Its gravity pushed Earth farther from the sun.


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