Astronomy Terms Quiz

Astronomy Terms Quiz

6th Grade

21 Qs

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Astronomy Terms Quiz

Astronomy Terms Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

+3

Standards-aligned

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21 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A celestial body that revolves around a planet

Moon

Eclipse

Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit

Moon

Comet

Tide

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets

Meteriod

Meteor

Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object; the path an object follows as it revolves around another.

Orbit

Axis

Rotation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the attraction between two objects due to the invisible force of gravity; the gravitational pull from the Moon is primarily responsible for the tides that form on Earth

Axial Tilt

Gravitational Pull

Planetary system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, emitting light

Asteroid

Meteroid

Meteor

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A chunk of material smaller than an asteroid that orbits the sun

Asteroid

Meteroid

Meteor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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