Astronomy Quiz 1

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

• gravity

• friction

• density

• distance

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .

• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
• Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
• Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which of the following will not change in different gravitational fields?

• weight
• force
• mass
• pounds

A brick and a pencil are dropped at the same time from the same height. Which one would hit the ground first?

• brick

• pencil

• both would hit at the same time

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which statement about gravity is true?

• gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

• gravity causes objects to push away from each other

• gravity only takes place between planets

• the moon doesn't have any gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A process used by scientists to study the world around them is called the ______________

• Scientific Method

• Controlled experiment

• Variables

• Observation

A summary of what you have learned from a scientific experiment is called a(n) _______________.

• Hypothesis

• Inquiry

• Summary

• Conclusion

Science can change and is a continually ongoing process.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?

• Ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

• State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion

• Ask a question, state your hypothesis, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion, analyze data

• State your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data

True or False: Your hypothesis can never be wrong.

• True
• False