Space and Scale

Space and Scale

6th - 8th Grade

30 Qs

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Space and Scale

Space and Scale

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Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

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

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which planet in our solar system is closest to the Sun?
Earth
Jupiter
Mercury
Saturn

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which definition accurately describes the Astronomical Unit (AU)?
The average distance between the planets. 
The average distance between Earth and Mars.
The average distance between the Earth and the Sun. 
The average size of the Earth compared to the Sun. 

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How do the sizes of the inner planets compare to the sizes of the outer planets?
The inner planets are larger.
The outer planets are smaller.
There is no size difference between the inner and outer planets.
The inner planets are smaller.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Describe how the distances between the orbits of the inner planets compare to the distances between the orbits of the outer planets.
The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much smaller.
The distances between orbits of the outer planets are much larger.
The distances between orbits of the inner planets are much larger.
There is no difference between the distances of the orbits of the inner planets and the outer planets.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.
True
False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What planet is eighth in the Solar System?
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Earth's nearest neighboring planets are _____.
Venus and Mars
Mars and Jupiter
Mercury and Venus
Mercury and Jupiter

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