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6.ESS.3 The Solar System
Test Description: 6th grade Earth Science Standard 3
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which planet is characterized by a solid surface surrounded by a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide?
A
Mars
B
Earth
C
Venus
D
Mercury
2) What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
A
Earth
B
Mars
C
Venus
D
Mercury
3) Planetary orbits are....
A
unstable
B
not random but too complicated to model
C
predictable
D
random
4) Which celestial body has the longest orbit?
A
Venus
B
the moon
C
Mercury
D
Earth
5) What keeps the objects of the Solar System in orbit around the Sun?
A
inertia
B
energy
C
mass
D
gravity
6) A Solar System is defined as.....
A
a group of stars that are orbiting other stars
B
a group of objects orbiting a star
C
an object orbiting any other object
D
an object orbiting a planetary body
7) Gravity increases with.....
A
mass
B
distance
C
speed
D
accelleration
8) A small rocky object orbiting the sun is called a(n).....
A
galaxy
B
comet
C
moon
D
asteroid
9) Which planet has liquid water in all three states?
A
Earth
B
Mars
C
Venus
D
Mercury
10) Name the planet that is rocky, has NO moons and is hottest in the solar system?
A
Earth
B
Mars
C
Venus
D
Mercury
11) What object orbits the Earth?
A
Sun
B
moon
C
Venus
D
Mercury
12) A planet's orbit depends on....
A
the magnetic field of the planet
B
the gravitational force between the Sun and the planet
C
the composition of the planet
D
the age of the planet
13) Which celestial body in our solar system has the most gravitational pull?
A
Jupiter
B
moon
C
Sun
D
Earth
14) All planetary orbits are.....
A
circular
B
elliptical
C
spherical
D
egg shaped
15) What planet has water, oxygen, poles and is rocky?
A
Mars
B
Earth
C
Venus
D
Mercury
16) What is considered the center of our Solar System?
A
Moon
B
Earth
C
Sun
D
Pulsar
17) Where is the asteroid belt located?
A
between Earth and Mars
B
between Mercury and Venus
C
between Mars and Jupiter
D
between Venus and Earth
18) Which is the correct order of the inner planets?
A
Mercury, Venus,Earth, Mars,
B
Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars
C
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars
D
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth
19) The moon is held in orbit around the Earth by.....
A
lunar thrust
B
friction
C
gravitational pull
D
reflection of sunlight
20) Gravity decreases with.....
A
distance
B
mass
C
speed
D
accelleration
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