Moon and Earth Quiz

Moon and Earth Quiz

8th Grade

12 Qs

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Moon and Earth Quiz

Moon and Earth Quiz

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Christen Smith

Used 4+ times

FREE Resource

12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the Moon appear when viewed from Earth?

It looks different from space.

It appears to have a dark side.

It looks the same as from the North Pole.

It appears as a full Moon.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the perspective called when viewing Earth and the Moon from directly above the North Pole?

View from Earth.

System view.

Top view.

Side view.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From the top view perspective, how much of the Moon is actually illuminated?

The entire Moon.

Only half of the Moon.

None of the Moon.

Three-quarters of the Moon.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do we need to zoom out to see the Sun from the Earth, Moon, and Sun system perspective?

Because the Sun is too bright.

Because the Earth and the Moon are too tiny and close together.

Because the Sun is on the dark side of the Moon.

Because the Moon covers the Sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the text suggest about the different perspectives of viewing the Moon?

They are all the same.

They are only two perspectives.

They make the Moon appear completely different.

They are more complicated but show the same Moon.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What moon phase occurs about 7 days after a full moon?

new moon

waning gibbous

waxing gibbous

last quarter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When observing the phases of the Moon from Earth, what celestial body causes the shadow on the Moon?

The Sun

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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