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8th Grade

15 Qs

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS2-4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If a DNA molecule consists of 29% Guanine, how much cytosine will it contain?

29%

58%

21%

I have no idea.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Adenine bonds with ______________.

Guanine

Thymine

Cytosine

Adenine

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The Milky Way galaxy is a spiral galaxy that contains our sun and solar system. A representation of the Milky Way is shown in the image. Where in this diagram would our sun most likely be found?

The sun would be found in the middle of the galaxy.

The sun would be found at the beginning of the spiral arm, near the middle of the galaxy.

The sun would be found in the middle of a spiral arm.

The sun would be found on the end of a spiral arm.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagram above represents the phases of the moon. Position 1 represents the new moon. Positions 2 through 8 represent the phases of the moon that follow.

Which phase does position 6 represent?

Full moon

Waning crescent

Waning gibbous

Quarter moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which characteristic of our solar system is most crucial to support life on Earth?

the length of time of Earth’s revolution

distance between the Earth and Sun

the distance between the Sun and other stars

the composition of Earth’s Moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A region in space that is so dense that nothing, even light energy, can escape its gravitational field is known as a —

nebula

black hole

pulsar

black dwarf

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement below best explains why we can only see one side of the moon from the Earth?

The rotational period and the revolutionary period of the moon are the same length.

The axis of the Earth prevents us from seeing the other side of the moon.

People in the Northern Hemisphere see one side of the moon while people in the Southern Hemisphere see the other side.

The other side of the moon is visible during the new moon phase.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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