Planetary Orbits

Planetary Orbits

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Planetary Orbits

Planetary Orbits

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4, HS-ESS1-4

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you increase the distance between the Sun and the Earth slightly, what happens to the time it takes it to complete a revolution? (experiment #2)

It decreases.

It remains the same.

It increases.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Gravity pulls everything toward...

The ground

The largest mass

The moon

The Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Without gravity, the stars, planets and all objects in the universe would _______.

continue to orbit each other

move in a random direction

move in a straight line

stop moving

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)

Model A

Model B

Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Which system has the greater gravitational attraction between the two objects (if any)?

System A

System B

Same gravitational attraction fro System A and System B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What two factors impact a planet's orbit?

The size of the planet and the velocity of the Sun

The size of the Sun and the inertia of a planet

The size of the planet and distance from the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

 
Which force in the Solar System is similar to the tension in the string?

Friction

Inertia

Force

Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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