Astronomy Vocabulary

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Science
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6th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A small, rocky object that orbits the sun
comet
asteroid
meteoroid
galaxy
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
All the matter and energy that exists
solar system
galaxy
universe
comet
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
curved path of one object around another object in space.
Orbit
Gravity
Sun
Circle
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
imaginary line through the center of a planet or other body around which that body spins
Tilt
23.5
Pole
Axis
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
states that the UNIVERSE originated as a single mass when an explosion happened billions of years ago.
Big Bang Theory
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Theory of Relativity
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
have landed on the surface.
Meteor
Meteorite
Asteroid
Comet
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
large chunks of rock or metal that orbit the Sun.
Comet
Meteor
Asteroid
Jupiter
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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