Astronomy

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Jasmine Soto
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Earth rotates on an ____
Axis
Tight rope
Shells
Open space
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Earths rotation causes
Sunlight 24/7
Day and Night with sunrises and sunsets.
Snow
Only day and night
Answer explanation
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What is the difference between revolution and rotation in regards to the earth?
Earth only has rotations
A revolution takes 365 days (a year) while a rotation takes 48 hours.
An earth completes a full rotation on its own axis every 24 hours. From West to East (counterclockwise)
The earth does a full revolution around the sun in 365 days which is about a year on earth.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The revolution happens around the sun while the earth's rotation occurs on the
Ocean
Axis
Spring
Moon
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS2-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The path (orbit) around the sun is a circle
True
False
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The shortest distance between the earth and the sun occurs in
June
July
January
October
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
January
June
July
September
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
8.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What does an Astronomical Unit mean?
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