Topic 12 Study Guide

Topic 12 Study Guide

6th Grade

17 Qs

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Topic 12 Study Guide

Topic 12 Study Guide

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-PS4-1, MS-ESS1-3, HS-ESS1-2

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

MATTHEW RAMOS

Used 6+ times

FREE Resource

17 questions

Show all answers

1.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

In the paragraph below, select a word from each of the word banks to correctly complete the sentences.

Word Bank 1: collision, parallax, big bang, supernova Word Bank 2: stay the same, die off, contract, expand Word Bank 3: solar systems, galaxies, stars, planets

Scientists believe that the universe started off no larger than a dot. Then it exploded into many different objects. This theory is called the (1) __________ theory. Scientists have also observed that the universe continues to (2) __________ as billions of (3) __________ in the universe continue to move away from each other.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

2.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

When the Hubble Space Telescope was launched in 1990, it allowed astronomers to see objects in space with greater accuracy and clarity. In 2003, with the launch of the Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers saw even more objects that make up the universe. How do different types of telescopes provide different forms of data? Give examples to explain your answer.

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Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Hassam is making a model showing the interior of the sun. He discovers the interior of the sun consists of gaseous layers that produce and distribute heat energy. In which layer of the sun is most of the heat in the form of electromagnetic radiation?

radiative zone

core

convection zone

surface

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

On April 5, 1991, a space telescope was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis. This observatory used four primary instruments to locate and observe high-energy radiation in space. Radio waves have

long wavelengths and low frequencies

short wavelengths and high frequencies

long wavelengths and high frequencies

short wavelengths and low frequencies

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

The longest wavelengths and lowest energy on the electromagnetic spectrum. The high-energy radiation being observed by the space telescope has the shortest wavelength. What is it called?

A. X-rays

B. infrared radiation

C. gamma rays

D. ultraviolet radiation

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does an Astronomical Unit Measure?

The distance from the Sun to Earth

A lightyear

The size of Space

The time it takes a rocket ship to enter space.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What does AU stand for?

Alternative University

Absolute Unit

Astronomical Unit

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