Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy Worksheet

Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy Worksheet

8th Grade

33 Qs

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Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy Worksheet

Solar System and the Milky Way Galaxy Worksheet

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

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

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Amy Porzio

Used 3+ times

FREE Resource

33 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Our solar system is part of the massive __________________________ galaxy.

Milky Way

Andromeda

Triangulum

Whirlpool

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

The ______________ is at the center of our solar system and holds it together.

The Sun

The Moon

Mars

Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

A ______________ contains planets, stars, and gas.

A galaxy contains planets, stars, and gas.

A solar system contains planets, stars, and gas.

A universe contains planets, stars, and gas.

A black hole contains planets, stars, and gas.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

Scientists who study the solar system are called __________________________.

astronomers

biologists

geologists

meteorologists

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

The Milky Way is believed to be between ______________ and ______________ billion years old.

10 and 13.6

5 and 8

15 and 20

1 and 3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

The solar system spans more than ______________ billion miles across.

The solar system spans more than 4.6 billion miles across.

The solar system spans more than 3.2 billion miles across.

The solar system spans more than 5.8 billion miles across.

The solar system spans more than 6.5 billion miles across.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 3 pts

The ______________ gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit.

gravitational

magnetic

electrical

nuclear

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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