Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Solar System 2 (Answers)
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The Earth’s Solar System is located in the Milky Way Galaxy. It was formed some 4.6 billion years ago. The majority of the System’s mass is found in the Sun. However, the Solar System is made up of many other objects and traits. Find out about some of them in this science quiz.
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The galaxy is made up of many, many different planets, star systems, star clusters, gases, dusts, cosmic rays, interstellar clouds and black holes
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Imagining the shape of an egg should help you with this
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One element is known to be used in bombs and one is use to make balloons float. We’re talking about hydrogen and helium
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Located between the fourth and fifth planets from the Sun - Mars and Jupiter
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Asteroids are minor planetoids, metallic minerals and icy celestial bodies that orbit the Sun
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Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on its surface!
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You can also find these on trucks and cars. No - it’s not the equator
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Water levels rise and lower depending upon the distance between the moon and the Earth
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The average distance is 92,935,700 miles which is referred to as 'one astronomical unit'. Rounding this number up will give you 93,000,000
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This comet is visible from Earth roughly every 75-76 years. It made its last appearance in 1986 and is due to appear again mid-2061. In 1705 the astronomer Edmond Halley was the first to determine it was a periodic comet. Halley has also been known to be spelled as Hailey, Haley, Hayley, Hawley and Hawly
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