Practice Astronomy Quiz (Middle School)

What is the name of the gas/dust clouds that form stars?

• Nebula

• Oort Cloud

• Supernova

• Puslar

What color of star is the coolest?

• Blue

• White

• Yellow

• Red

Identify the gas giant planets.

• Neptune, Mars, Venus, Jupiter

• Venus, Mercury, Mars, Earth

• Mars, Saturn, Sun, Earth

• 
  Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Our Galaxy is called the

• Andromeda Galaxy

• M38

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Pinwheel Galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which phase of the moon is this?

• First Quarter

• Last Quarter

• Waning Gibbous

• Waxing Crescent

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A supergiant might explode and become a_____.

• White Dwarf

• Neutron Star

• Protostar

• Main Sequence Star

A light year is related to ...

• Time

• Mass

• Distance

• Energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is the best estimate of the number of stars in a galaxy?

• thousands

• millions

• trillions

• billions

How many planets have rings?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

The Big Dipper is part of what constellation?

• Orion

• Ursa Major

• Cassiopeia

• Aquarius

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1