Astronomy Vocab Practice #2

Astronomy Vocab Practice #2

5th - 9th Grade

9 Qs

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Astronomy Vocab Practice #2

Astronomy Vocab Practice #2

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th - 9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-1

+2

Standards-aligned

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the name of our galaxy, a spiral galaxy that contains about 400 billion stars

Sun

Orbit

Celestial body

Milky Way Galaxy

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space

Sun

Orbit

Celestial body

Milky Way Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion, that lights up and is held together by gravity

Sun

Orbit

Celestial body

Milky Way Galaxy

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a natural object in space, such as the sun, moon, a planet, or a star.

Sun

Orbit

Celestial body

Milky Way Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

spiral, elliptical, irregular

Galaxy

Big Bang

Telescope

Types of Galaxies

Star

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of the universe

Galaxy

Big Bang

Telescope

Types of Galaxies

Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer

Galaxy

Big Bang

Telescope

Types of Galaxies

Star

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity

Galaxy

Big Bang

Telescope

Types of Galaxies

Star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion, that lights up and is held together by gravity

Galaxy

Big Bang

Telescope

Types of Galaxies

Star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3