Space and Universe Review

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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12 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Galaxies are large groups of millions, billions, or even trillions of stars. What would you claim keeps the stars in a galaxy from moving away from each other?
gravity
density
temperature
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-PS2-5
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A light-year is the distance that light travels in one year. Based on this evidence, if a star is 3 light-year from Earth, how long does it take light from that star to reach Earth?
3 minutes
3 hours
3 years
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
During a class astronomy project, the teacher displayed a table that relates the color of a star to its surface temperature. The teacher gave Kwan a card with the following description of a star:
Star A
6,750 K
Based on evidence in the table above, what color should Kwan predict the star will be?
red
blue
orange
yellow-white
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
The sun is much larger than the moon. However, as viewed from Earth, the sun and moon appear to be the same size. Which reasoning explains why the the sun and moon appear to be the same size when viewed from Earth?
The moon is much hotter than the sun.
The moon is much closer to Earth than the sun.
The moon is much denser than the sun.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope photographed a tiny spot in the sky for a period of ten days;
342 exposures were placed together to create an image known as the Hubble Deep Field. Although the sample is tiny, it is representative of the universe, which looks similar in all directions. The image shows a collection of billions of stars. The Hubble Deep Field shows at least 3,000 groups of these stars.
moon
galaxy
universe
solar system
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Space exploration has advanced our knowledge of the universe. Which space journey would take the longest?
a journey from Earth to the sun
a journey from Earth to the moon
a journey from Earth to a star in the constellation Centaurus
a journey from Earth to the farthest planet in our solar system, Neptune
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A galaxy contains stars, gas, and dust. This matter must be held together or the galaxy will break apart. What is responsible for holding the stars, gas, and dust together in a galaxy?
heat
gravity
friction
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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