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Science space quiz

Authored by Melanie MacKinnon

Geography

9th Grade

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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Solar System

any object that exists in space

Satellite

the closed path of a celestial object or satellite as it travels around another celestial object

Orbit

everything that exists, including all energy, matter, and space

Celestial object

the Sun and all the objects that travel around it

Universe

a celestial object that travels around a planet or dwarf planet

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Galaxy

a massive collection of gases, held together by its own gravity and emitting huge amounts of energy

Moon

is a type of satellite: a celestial object that travels around a planet or dwarf planet in a closed path.

Astronomy

a huge, rotating collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars, planets, and other celestial objects

Star

a large, round celestial object that travels around a star

planet

is the scientific study of what is beyond Earth

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Solar system

Are luminous , means produce light

Terrestrial planets

Only visible because they reflect light from the sun

Stars

These planets have hard and rocky surfaces

Gas giants

These planets are composed of mostly gases and liquids

Planets and the moon

 is the sun and all of the planets that orbit the sun.

4.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Write the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest away

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Write 3 facts about Earth

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#1: earth is the 3rd planet from the sun

#2: 5th largest planet in the solar system

#3: terrestrial planet composed of mostly rock

#4: Earth is in constant motion and orbits the sun

6.

CATEGORIZE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Important facts! Sort the facts into their proper category

Groups:

(a) Stars

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(b) Planets

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(c) Moon

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(d) Galaxies

non-luminous

Found everywhere in the sky

very far from earth

Is a natural type of satellite

ours is called the milky way

Occur along the sun's pathway

appears as a hazy band of white light

relatively close to earth

can be bigger than earth but not bigger than the sun

Luminous

is actually 4 times smaller than earth

appears big and bright due to its proximity (closeness) to earth

don't twinkle and can be coloured

Appear to twinkle and appear white

very large, some are bigger than the sun

non-luminous but we can see it because it reflects light from the sun

large collections of stars, dust, gas and planets

always very hot

contains 200 billion stars

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following

Eclipses

the force of attraction between all masses in the Universe. The greater the mass of an object, the stronger its gravitational force

Gravitational Force

the changing direction of Earth’s axis. Similar to a spinning top

Precession

an astronomical event that occurs two times each year, when the tilt of Earth’s axis is most inclined toward or away from the Sun, causing the position of the Sun in the sky to appear to reach its northernmost or southernmost extreme 

Solstice

the time of year when the hours of daylight equal the hours of darkness

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