8th grade Astronomy

What is the force of attraction between two objects that holds planets, moons, and galaxies together?

• Gravity

• Magnetism

• Friction

• Electricity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the distance between two wave crests, which determines the energy and color of light?

• Wavelength

• Amplitude

• Frequency

• Photon

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What term describes how often a wave passes a point in a certain amount of time, where higher frequency means more energy?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

What is the height of a wave from rest to crest, where bigger amplitude means brighter light?

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Frequency

• Speed

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NGSS.MS-PS4-1

What is the name for all types of light energy, including radio waves, microwaves, visible light, and more, where only visible light can be seen by humans?

• Electromagnetic Spectrum

• Visible Spectrum

• Infrared Radiation

• Ultraviolet Rays

What is it called when light from a galaxy is stretched (shifted toward red), showing it's moving away and used to tell if an object is old and far?

• Red Shift

• Blue Shift

• Doppler Effect

• Parallax

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What do we call a large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, with types including spiral, elliptical, and irregular?

• Galaxy

• Asteroid

• Comet

• Nebula

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun called?

• AU (Astronomical Unit)

• Light Year

• Parsec

• Kilometer

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the distance light travels in one year, used to measure distances between stars and galaxies?

• Lightyear

• Parsec

• Astronomical Unit

• Kilometer

What term describes any object in space, such as a planet, moon, star, or asteroid?

• Celestial Body

• Molecule

• Continent

• Organism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3