Astronomy Quiz

The Milky Way is a(n) (a)  

• planet
• globular cluster
• elliptical galaxy
• spiral galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which list of planets is correct in order starting closer to the sun and going outward?

• Venus, Earth, Neptune, Saturn

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

• Venus, Mercury, Earth, Saturn

The asteroid belt is between which two planets?

• Earth and Mars

• Mars and Jupiter

• Jupiter and Saturn

• Uranus and Neptune

During which phase of the moon is a solar eclipse possible?

• new

• full

• quarter

• all of them

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The average distance between the Earth and the sun is

• 1 parsec

• 1 light year

• 1 astronomical unit

• about 1 billion miles

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

According to Newton's First Law of Motion, if for some magical reason the Sun's gravity vanished in an instant the Earth

• would continue to revolve around the Sun

• would stop moving all together

• would spiral in toward the sun

• would continue to move in a straight line

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

The phases of the moon are a result of

• the shadow of the Earth on the moon

• the shadow of Venus on the moon

• the position of the moon relative to the earth and sun

• the rotation of the moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

About how long does it take for each phase of the moon to return

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the frequency of green light that has a wavelength of 4.5 x 10^-7m? (c=3.0 * 10^8 m/s)

• 2x10^15Hz

• 6.67x10^14Hz

• 3x10^14Hz

• 5x10^12Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Match the following classifications with their correct descriptions.

• A celestial body in direct orbit of the Sun that is massive enough for its shape to be controlled by gravitational forces but has not cleared its orbital region of other debris.

• moon

• A natural satellite that orbits a planet.

• asteroid

• A small rocky body that orbits the sun, typically in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

• brown dwarf

• A type of star that is not massive enough to sustain nuclear fusion.

• dwarf planet