Orbital Motion

Orbital Motion

6th Grade

25 Qs

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Orbital Motion

Orbital Motion

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the definition of orbit?

An imaginary line that passes through a planet's center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates.

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.

The movement of an object around another object.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the role of inertia in keeping the earth in its orbit?

It balances out the force of gravity.

It keeps the earth stationary in its orbit.

It pushes the earth away from the sun.

It pulls the earth towards the sun.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the role of gravity in keeping the earth in its orbit?

It pulls the earth towards the sun.

It pushes the earth away from the sun.

It keeps the earth stationary in its orbit.

It balances out the force of inertia.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the relationship between the earth's rotation and revolution?

The earth rotates on its axis and this takes one month, the earth revolves around the sun and this takes one day.

The earth rotates on its axis and this takes one day, the earth revolves around the sun and this takes one month.

The earth rotates on its axis and this takes one year, the earth revolves around the sun and this takes one day.

The earth rotates on its axis and this takes one day, the earth revolves around the sun and this takes one year.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space is called

revolution

axis

rotation

orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The path that one object takes around another object in space ​​is its (a)   .

Orbit

Axis

Gravity

Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

The shape of the orbit of planets around the Sun is (a)   .

Circle

Ellipse

Square

Triangle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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