Stars and Galaxies

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name of Earth's star?
Antares
Betelguese
Polaris
the Sun
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The unit used to measure distances between objects like stars or galaxies is
kilometers
miles
light years
astronomical units
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What color of star is the hottest?
blue
red
yellow
orange
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is a large cloud of dust and gas where new stars are formed or stars explode?
quasar
black hold
supernova
nebula
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which is the hottest?
a red giant
small, white dwarf
main-sequence yellow star
main-sequence blue star
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Galaxies are composed of (best answer)
stars
stars and gas
stars, dust, and gas
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Milky Way Galaxy is a
spiral
lenticular
elliptical
irregular
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