Astronomy Terms

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Science
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7th - 8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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31 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
When Earth spins on its axis it is called
resolution
revolution
umbra
rotation
geostationary orbit
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are an example of revolution? (Select all that apply.)
A year
Earth spinning on its axis
A day
A lunar month
Venus completing an orbit around the sun
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun?
Summer and winter solstice
Spring and Autumn equinox
The first day of Spring and the first day of Summer
The first day of Fall and the first day of Winter
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4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Astronomy is
The study of the Earth and its atmosphere
The study of life on Earth
The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
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5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
10 sec • 1 pt
What is a device that expels gas in one direction to move in the opposite direction? (Check all that apply.)
A rocket
A comet
A meterorite
The moon
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NGSS.MS-PS2-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
Which model of the universe has Earth at its center of the revolving planets and stars?
Kepler's
Brahe's
heliocentric
geocentric
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which model of the solar system has the sun at the center with Earth and the other planets revolving around it.
Brahe's
Kepler's
heliocentric
geocentric
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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