Earth Science Quiz

Earth Science Quiz

5th Grade

24 Qs

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Earth Science Quiz

Earth Science Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3, MS-PS1-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Fifth Teacher

Used 8+ times

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24 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The objects moving in the sky that ancient people thought were "wandering through the stars" were
comets and meteors shooting across the sky
moons revolving around some planets
planets orbiting around the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ptolemy's model showed that...
the sun and planets revolved around the Earth
Earth did not have any moons
Earth was in a different solar system than the sun

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From Earth, some planets seem to shine brighter than stars because they
Recieve more light from the sun than the stars
stay in their orbits due to gravity
are closer to Earth than any star except the sun

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Planets shine because they
reflect light from the sun
are revolving too fast
have moonlike surfaces

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these early scientists firsts claimed that Earth's orbit was elliptical?
Kepler
Copernicus
Ptolemy
Newton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of these objects do NOT orbit the sun?
Comets
meterorites
asteroids
all of these orbit the sun

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Passing through Earth's atmosphere, a meteoroid
generally burns brighter than the sun
often collides with an asteroid to form a comet
becomes a bright meteor, or "shooting star"
Follows the orbit of the planet it is nearest to

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