Space Test

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What type of solar system model is shown?

Solar model

Geocentric model

Heliocentric model

Geologic model

What type of solar system model is shown?

Heliocentric model

Solar model

Geocentric model

Geologic model

Our solar system is a spiral galaxy that is a huge collection of stars, dust and gas? What is it called?

The Solar Model

The Mars Way

The Milky Way

The Earth-Centered Galaxy

How many stars are in our solar system?

1

10 billion

0

100 million

The Theory states that the universe began with an explosion 13.7 billion years ago.

Big Boom

Big Universe

Big Bang

Big Dipper

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon is
a/an .

comet

moon

model

orbit

The farther away galaxies are moving faster than the ones close to us means .

there is only one galaxy

the universe is still expanding

the universe was never expanding

the universe stopped expanding

A is an instrument that aids in the observation of objects far away.

teleprompt

telescope

microscope

digital analyzer

The is at the center of our solar system.

Earth

Asteroid Belt

Moon

Sun

Our solar system contains planets.

hundreds

no

1

8

Which of the following lists Earth, Jupiter, the Moon, and the Sun in order from largest to smallest?

Jupiter, Sun, Earth, Moon

Sun, Jupiter, Moon, Earth

Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Moon

Jupiter, Earth, Sun, Moon

What is the difference between a planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution?

Revolution is the way Earth spins. Rotation is how Earth moves around the sun.

Rotation is the way Earth moves around the moon. Revolution is how Earth moves around the sun.

Rotation is the way Earth spins. Revolution is how Earth moves around other planets.

Rotation is the way Earth spins. Revolution is how Earth moves around the sun.

Using the table below, which student correctly identified Jupiter and why?

Student A because Jupiter does not have rings but does have storms

Student A because Jupiter has storms and is the 5th planet from the sun

Student B because Jupiter is the third planet and is equal to Earth in size

Student B because Jupiter has storms but is not larger than Earth in size

Using the line graph pictured below, what planet is most likely Planet A and why?

Mercury because has a short orbital period of 88 days

Uranus because it is the next furthest from the Sun

Venus because it has a long rotation (day)

Earth because it isn’t on the list and it is the one we live on

The table below shows the average distance of each planet from the Sun and the speed each planet travels in its orbit. Which conclusion should be drawn from this table?

The planets closer to the Sun travel around the Sun faster.

The planets closer to the Sun absorb the Sun's energy and therefore move faster.

The outer planets move slower because they have many moons.

The outer planets move slower because they are larger.

Venus has the highest surface temperature of all the planets in our solar system. Which is the best explanation for this?

Venus revolves around the Sun relatively quickly.

Venus is very close to the Sun.

JVenus rotates on its axis very slowly.

Venus's atmosphere has thick clouds and carbon dioxide, creating a greenhouse effect.

The larger the mass of a planet, the greater the pull of gravity on that planet's surface. According to the information in the table below, which of these planets has a mass closest to the Earth's mass?

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

According to the table below, as you INCREASE the mean distance from the Sun, you also INCREASE the:

orbital period

density

surface gravity

mean

Which of the following is a wide region of small, rocky bodies that is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

the rings of Saturn

the asteroid belt

the Oort cloud

the Kuiper Belt

Which planet is identified by Student C in the table shown below?

Neptune because it has storms like the Great Blue Spot

Mercury because it is second in position and a rocky planet

Venus because it is close to Earth in size and is the second planet from the sun

Mars because it is rocky and does not have rings

A robotic space probe malfunctions and is lost for several years. It then lands and sends the following data back to the Earth. Most Atmospheric Gas(es): CO² Surface gravity: Less than the Earth **Mean Distance from the Sun (AU): Greater than the Earth. Based on this, where did the space probe most likely land?

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

Mercury

The graph below shows the temperature of the planets and the temperature at which water freezes and water boils. Which inner planet could never have water below the temperature that water boils at?

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

According to the bar chart (The Density of the Planets) pictured below, which of the inner planets is the least dense?

Venus

Mercury

Jupiter

Mars

According to the bar chart (The Density of the Planets) pictured below, which planet could float in an ocean, if there were one that were big enough?

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

Saturn

According to the table below, which of the following planets has the shortest day measured in Earth time?

Saturn

Uranus

Jupiter

Neptune

According to the table below, which planet has a day that lasts longer than its year?

Venus

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

According to the table below, which two planets have the closest period of rotation to one another?

Jupiter and Saturn

Earth and Mars

Uranus and Neptune

Venus and Mercury

Terry was learning about an object in the Solar System that is made of frozen gases, ice, dust, and solid rock. Which of these objects was she learning about?

an asteroid

a meteor

a star

a comet

The planets in our solar system move around the Sun because of

its atmosphere

gravity

radiation

energy

If a new star appeared in our solar system that was larger and heavier than the Sun, the planets would MOST LIKELY

be pulled into the new star.

float away into space.

continue to orbit the Sun.

orbit the new star.

Steve is whirling a rubber cork, tied with a string to his finger, over his head as shown in the figure. The motion of the cork is similar to the motion of a planet in the Solar System around the Sun. Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?

Gravitational force

Electrostatic force

Magnetic force

Nuclear force

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because it:

enters the Earth’s atmosphere.

is found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

has a tail of ice and dust.

has a nucleus made of snow and rock.

The bars of light in the picture are particles and debris that produce a streak of light as they burn up in Earth's atmosphere. They are sometimes called shooting stars. These are called:

meteors.

comets.

asteroids.

interplanetary dust.

Comets and meteoroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. There is one distinctive feature of a comet that sets it apart from a meteoroid. What is it?

variances in the rock composition in both comets and meteoroids

visible coma - fuzzy outline and tail

the naming process for both comets and meteoroids is the same

elliptical orbits around the Sun

~ A rock ~ Found in a belt ~ Originates between Mars and Jupiter ~ Vary greatly in size; dust-like to hundreds of miles across The prompt above is describing what celestial body?

asteroid

meteor

dark matter

comet

What type of solar system model is shown? 

Solar model

Geocentric model

Heliocentric model

Geologic model

What type of solar system model is shown? 

Heliocentric model

Solar model

Geocentric model

Geologic model

Our solar system is a spiral galaxy that is a huge collection of stars, dust and gas? What is it called? 

The Solar Model

The Mars Way

The Milky Way

The Earth-Centered Galaxy

How many stars are in our solar system? 

1

10 billion

0

100 million

The                       Theory states that the universe began with an explosion 13.7 billion years ago. 

Big Boom

Big Universe

Big Bang

Big Dipper

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon is
a/an                  .

comet

moon

model

orbit

The farther away galaxies are moving faster than the ones close to us means                  .

there is only one galaxy

the universe is still expanding

the universe was never expanding

the universe stopped expanding

A                  is an instrument that aids in the observation of objects far away. 

teleprompt

telescope

microscope

digital analyzer

The                  is at the center of our solar system. 

Earth

Asteroid Belt

Moon

Sun

Our solar system contains          planets.

hundreds

no

1

8

Which of the following lists Earth, Jupiter, the Moon, and the Sun in order from largest to smallest?

Jupiter, Sun, Earth, Moon

Sun, Jupiter, Moon, Earth

Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Moon

Jupiter, Earth, Sun, Moon

What is the difference between a planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution?

Revolution is the way Earth spins. Rotation is how Earth moves around the sun.

Rotation is the way Earth moves around the moon. Revolution is how Earth moves around the sun.

Rotation is the way Earth spins. Revolution is how Earth moves around other planets.

Rotation is the way Earth spins. Revolution is how Earth moves around the sun.

Using the table below, which student correctly identified Jupiter and why? 

Student A because Jupiter does not have rings but does have storms

Student A because Jupiter has storms and is the 5th planet from the sun

Student B because Jupiter is the third planet and is equal to Earth in size

Student B because Jupiter has storms but is not larger than Earth in size

Using the line graph pictured below, what planet is most likely Planet A and why?

Mercury because has a short orbital period of 88 days

Uranus because it is the next furthest from the Sun

Venus because it has a long rotation (day)

Earth because it isn’t on the list and it is the one we live on

The table below shows the average distance of each planet from the Sun and the speed each planet travels in its orbit. Which conclusion should be drawn from this table?

The planets closer to the Sun travel around the Sun faster.

The planets closer to the Sun absorb the Sun's energy and therefore move faster.

The outer planets move slower because they have many moons.

The outer planets move slower because they are larger.

Venus has the highest surface temperature of all the planets in our solar system. Which is the best explanation for this?

Venus revolves around the Sun relatively quickly.

Venus is very close to the Sun.

JVenus rotates on its axis very slowly.

Venus's atmosphere has thick clouds and carbon dioxide, creating a greenhouse effect.

The larger the mass of a planet, the greater the pull of gravity on that planet's surface. According to the information in the table below, which of these planets has a mass closest to the Earth's mass?

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

According to the table below, as you INCREASE the mean distance from the Sun, you also INCREASE the:

orbital period

density

surface gravity

mean

Which of the following is a wide region of small, rocky bodies that is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

the rings of Saturn

the asteroid belt

the Oort cloud

the Kuiper Belt

Which planet is identified by Student C in the table shown below?

Neptune because it has storms like the Great Blue Spot

Mercury because it is second in position and a rocky planet

Venus because it is close to Earth in size and is the second planet from the sun

Mars because it is rocky and does not have rings

A robotic space probe malfunctions and is lost for several years. It then lands and sends the following data back to the Earth. ** Most Atmospheric Gas(es): CO²   **Surface gravity: Less than the Earth    **Mean Distance from the Sun (AU): Greater than the Earth. Based on this, where did the space probe most likely land?

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

Mercury

The graph below shows the temperature of the planets and the temperature at which water freezes and water boils. Which inner planet could never have water below the temperature that water boils at?

Mercury

Mars

Jupiter

Venus

According to the bar chart (The Density of the Planets) pictured below, which of the inner planets is the least dense?

Venus

Mercury

Jupiter

Mars

According to the bar chart (The Density of the Planets) pictured below, which planet could float in an ocean, if there were one that were big enough?

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

Saturn

According to the table below, which of the following planets has the shortest day measured in Earth time?

Saturn

Uranus

Jupiter

Neptune

According to the table below, which planet has a day that lasts longer than its year?

Venus

Neptune

Jupiter

Uranus

According to the table below, which two planets have the closest period of rotation to one another?

Jupiter and Saturn

Earth and Mars

Uranus and Neptune

Venus and Mercury

Terry was learning about an object in the Solar System that is made of frozen gases, ice, dust, and solid rock. Which of these objects was she learning about?

an asteroid

a meteor

a star

a comet

The planets in our solar system move around the Sun because of

its atmosphere

gravity

radiation

energy

If a new star appeared in our solar system that was larger and heavier than the Sun, the planets would MOST LIKELY

be pulled into the new star.

float away into space.

continue to orbit the Sun.

orbit the new star.

Steve is whirling a rubber cork, tied with a string to his finger, over his head as shown in the figure.

The motion of the cork is similar to the motion of a planet in the Solar System around the Sun.

Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?

Gravitational force

Electrostatic force

Magnetic force

Nuclear force

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because it:

enters the Earth’s atmosphere.

is found in orbit between Mars and Jupiter.

has a tail of ice and dust.

has a nucleus made of snow and rock.

The bars of light in the picture are particles and debris that produce a streak of light as they burn up in Earth's atmosphere. They are sometimes called shooting stars. These are called:

meteors.

comets.

asteroids.

interplanetary dust.

Comets and meteoroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. There is one distinctive feature of a comet that sets it apart from a meteoroid. What is it?

variances in the rock composition in both comets and meteoroids

visible coma - fuzzy outline and tail

the naming process for both comets and meteoroids is the same

elliptical orbits around the Sun

~ A rock
~ Found in a belt
~ Originates between Mars and Jupiter
~ Vary greatly in size; dust-like to hundreds of miles across

The prompt above is describing what celestial body?

asteroid

meteor

dark matter

comet

Space Test

Space Test

What type of solar system model is shown?

What type of solar system model is shown?

Our solar system is a spiral galaxy that is a huge collection of stars, dust and gas? What is it called?

How many stars are in our solar system?

The Theory states that the universe began with an explosion 13.7 billion years ago.

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon isa/an .

The farther away galaxies are moving faster than the ones close to us means .

A is an instrument that aids in the observation of objects far away.

The is at the center of our solar system.

Our solar system contains planets.

Which of the following lists Earth, Jupiter, the Moon, and the Sun in order from largest to smallest?

What is the difference between a planet’s period of rotation and period of revolution?

Using the table below, which student correctly identified Jupiter and why?

Using the line graph pictured below, what planet is most likely Planet A and why?

The table below shows the average distance of each planet from the Sun and the speed each planet travels in its orbit. Which conclusion should be drawn from this table?

Venus has the highest surface temperature of all the planets in our solar system. Which is the best explanation for this?

The larger the mass of a planet, the greater the pull of gravity on that planet's surface. According to the information in the table below, which of these planets has a mass closest to the Earth's mass?

According to the table below, as you INCREASE the mean distance from the Sun, you also INCREASE the:

Which of the following is a wide region of small, rocky bodies that is located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter?

Which planet is identified by Student C in the table shown below?

The graph below shows the temperature of the planets and the temperature at which water freezes and water boils. Which inner planet could never have water below the temperature that water boils at?

According to the bar chart (The Density of the Planets) pictured below, which of the inner planets is the least dense?

According to the bar chart (The Density of the Planets) pictured below, which planet could float in an ocean, if there were one that were big enough?

According to the table below, which of the following planets has the shortest day measured in Earth time?

According to the table below, which planet has a day that lasts longer than its year?

According to the table below, which two planets have the closest period of rotation to one another?

Terry was learning about an object in the Solar System that is made of frozen gases, ice, dust, and solid rock. Which of these objects was she learning about?

The planets in our solar system move around the Sun because of

If a new star appeared in our solar system that was larger and heavier than the Sun, the planets would MOST LIKELY

Steve is whirling a rubber cork, tied with a string to his finger, over his head as shown in the figure. The motion of the cork is similar to the motion of a planet in the Solar System around the Sun. Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?

A meteorite is DIFFERENT from a comet mainly because it:

The bars of light in the picture are particles and debris that produce a streak of light as they burn up in Earth's atmosphere. They are sometimes called shooting stars. These are called:

Comets and meteoroids are small solar system bodies that orbit the Sun. There is one distinctive feature of a comet that sets it apart from a meteoroid. What is it?

~ A rock ~ Found in a belt ~ Originates between Mars and Jupiter ~ Vary greatly in size; dust-like to hundreds of miles across The prompt above is describing what celestial body?

The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon is
a/an .