Openstax Astronomy

Quiz
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Science
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12th Grade
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Hard
+5
Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What protects us from the onslaught of subatomic particles from the Sun?
gravitational field
electric field
magnetic field
mine field
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the name or our spiral galaxy?
Andromeda
Milky Way
Virgo
Triangulum
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The visible Universe is _____
expanding, faster every day
expanding at a constant rate
stationary
shrinking
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
For a kid, what can be very simply defined as "the study of things in the sky"?
astrology
meteorology
astronomy
geology
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
NGSS.HS-ESS1-3
NGSS.HS-ESS1-4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Who promoted the idea that the Sun was the center of the solar system?
Plato
Aristotle
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the major advantage of orbiting telescopes?
they have higher sensitivity detectors
the atmosphere doesn’t blur observations
they use light-sensitive chemicals
they use computers to analyze observations
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What percentage of the universe can we directly see?
4%
10%
40%
100%
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
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