6th Grade Exit Ticket 2/27/18 Celestial Objects (5)
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- Q1Meteoroids are small chunks of rock, or a combination of rock and iron, that -reflect light from the Sun as they enter Earth's atmosphere.heat up due to friction when they enter Earth's atmosphere and create a visible streak of light across the sky.never pass into or near any of the inner planets.never enter Earth's atmosphere and are mostly found orbiting in an elliptical pattern between Saturn and Jupiter.30s
- Q2What is the correct order of the planets from largest mass to smallest mass?Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, NeptuneSaturn, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, VenusJupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Earth, Venus, Mars, MercurySaturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Venus, Mercury, Uranus30s
- Q3The planets of the solar system revolve around the Sun in orbits because of the Sun's —heat energyrotationmagnetic fieldgravity30s
- Q4The planets of the solar system travel in orbits but at different speeds. The reason that they travel at different speeds is that the Sun —exerts a different amount of gravitational force on each planetdoes not exert electromagnetic force on any of the planets.exerts a different amount of air resistance on each planet.does not exert tension on any of the planets.30s
- Q5The color of a planet provides clues to its composition. From space, much of Earth looks blue because most of its surface is covered with water. The surface of Mars is much different from that of Earth. Much of its surface is made up of iron oxide, or "rust." Which color would you expect Mars to be?reddishbluishgreenishyellowish30s