Space Quiz: Period 1

How are black holes made?

• Black holes are created by aliens
• When two stars collide

• Massive stars collapsing under their own gravity
• Black holes are the result of a scientific experiment gone wrong

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is spaghettification?

• The process by which an object is stretched and pulled apart by gravitational forces, typically near a black hole.
• The making of a type of Italian pasta dish

• A term used in computer programming to describe messy code
• When asteroids collide and make string-like rock shreds.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Is Uranus a hot or cold planet?

• cold
• hot

Uranus is (a)   planets away from the sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Earth is the ___________ biggest planet.

• 2nd

• 4th

• 3rd

• 5th

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Is "earth" an english, greek, or roman name?

• spanish

• greek

• english

• greek

How do stars shine?

• Through burning gas
• By reflecting sunlight
• Through nuclear fusion in their cores
• From being made of diamonds

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

How are stars formed?

• Stars are created by aliens visiting Earth.
• Stars are the result of the death of a planet, when the hot molten core takes over.

• Stars are formed from colliding planets.

• Stars are formed from collapsing clouds of gas and dust in space, which eventually lead to the ignition of nuclear fusion.

Mercury is the (a)   planet in the solar system, and it's the nearest to the sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How many time larger does the sun appear on mercury versus earth?

• 2.0

• 4.5
• 3.0
• 1.5