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Astronomical Unit
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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15 questions
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1.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Mercury's orbit is 57,900,000 kilometers (km), on average, away from the Sun. Convert that to Astronomical Units (AU). Show your work and cross out the units that cancel.
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
OPEN ENDED QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Venus' orbit is 108,200,000 kilometers (km), on average, away from the Sun. Convert that to Astronomical Units (AU). Show your work and cross out the units that cancel.
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3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A.U. =
1.5 x 1012 km
9.5 x 1012 km
1.5 x 108 km
9.5 x 108 km
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is an astronomical unit (A.U.)?
the time it takes light to travel one year
the distance between the Earth and the Moon
the distance between the Earth and the Sun
the distance between the Earth and the Neptune
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What do we use astronomical units to measure?
distances in our solar system
How far our solar system is from others in our galaxy.
The distances between galaxies.
The distance from one side of the universe to the other.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which unit of measurement is used to measure distances within our solar system?
inches
kilometers
miles
Astronomical units
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Astronomical Unit (AU)
distance from Earth to Sun-used to measure distances within our solar system (ex. distance between Mars and Jupiter)
distance light travels in one year-used to measure distances outside our solar system (ex. measuring distances between stars/galaxies)
Theory of early astronomers. Earth is at the center of the universe. The sun and planets would revolve around the Earth.
Sun is at the center of the solar system.
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FL.SC.8.E.5.1
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