Exploring Galaxies, Especially our Milky Way

Exploring Galaxies, Especially our Milky Way

9th - 12th Grade

15 Qs

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Exploring Galaxies, Especially our Milky Way

Exploring Galaxies, Especially our Milky Way

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3, MS-PS2-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Low

Used 2+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?

Lenticular

Irregular

Elliptical

Spiral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

Approximately how many light-years away is the Sun from the center of the Milky Way?

25,000 light-years

10,000 light-years

100,000 light-years

50,000 light-years

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What is the shape of the Milky Way when viewed from the side?

A giant disk with a bump in the middle

A perfect circle

A flat rectangle

An irregular shape

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What is the Milky Way called in China?

Silver River

Sky's Mirror

Celestial Path

Star Ocean

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

How many stars can we see from Earth without a telescope?

About 6,000

About 60,000

About 6 million

About 600

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What mythological figure is associated with the naming of the Milky Way in Greek mythology?

Athena

Zeus

Apollo

Hera

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 2 pts

What would happen to objects in the Milky Way without the force of gravity?

They would freeze

They would implode

They would burn up

They would fly off into space

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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