IS - Astronomy Quiz

Most distant galaxies show a red shift. This is considered evidence that the universe is ___.

• getting cooler

• expanding

• condensing into a small point

• swirling around

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Between which two planets are most asteroids located?

• Saturn and Uranus

• Mars and Jupiter

• Earth and Mars

• Jupiter and Saturn

Earth, the Sun, and billions of stars are contained within

• A single constellation

• the solar system

• a giant cloud of gas

• the Milky Way galaxy

About how long does it take Earth to make one complete orbit (revolution) around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 7 days

• 1 month

• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What causes the seasons of the year?

• The tilt of Earth on its axis

• The rotation of the Moon around Earth

• The spinning of Earth on its axis

• The northern and southern hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following is the result of the rotation of Earth?

• Cloud formation

• Day and night

• The seasons

• Weather

When Earth spins on its axis it is called

• resolution

• revolution

• umbra

• rotation

The sun produces energy in its core through a process called:

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• convection

• radiation

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Which of the planets are the gas giants? Select ALL correct answers.

• Earth and Venus

• Mars and Mercury

• Uranus and Saturn

• Jupiter and Neptune

When a supergiant dies, the brilliant explosion is called

• a penumbra

• a nebula

• a globular cluster

• a supernova

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3