Solar System and Moon Phases

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What causes Earth to observe different phases of the Moon? (Topic: Moon Phases)
Earth's shadow
The rotation of the Moon
The revolution of the Moon
The revolution of Earth
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
As Moon appears to get smaller, what term best describes how it looks? (Topic: Moon Phases)
Waxing
Waning
Swelling
Disappearing
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which Moon phase appears to be completely dark? (Topic: Moon Phases)
New Moon
Waxing Crescent
Full Moon
First Quarter
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which term best describes an object that orbits a planet? (Topic: Solar System)
Satellite
Asteroid
Meteor
Comet
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Over the course of 14 days, a student notices that the moon appears to be getting smaller and smaller in the sky. Which lunar phase will the student most likely observe on the 15 day? (Topic: Moon Phase)
Full moon
Waxing gibbous
First quarter
New moon
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A scientist is studying a celestial object in our solar system. It is spherical and has more than ten moons. Which term best describes this object? (Topic: Solar System)
Star
Asteroid
Moon
Planet
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jupiter has more than 60 moons. What keeps Jupiter's moons in orbit? (Topic: Solar System)
Heat
Gravity
Light
Friction
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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