Astronomy and Space Systems

Which position will the moon show a waning crescent?

• 8
• 2
• 4
• 5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At which position is a solar eclipse possible?

• 5

• 1

• 3

• 7

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which location is receiving the greatest intensity of insolation?

• C
• B
• E
• D

At which position is the planet's orbital speed greatest?

• A

• B

• C

• D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The actual orbits of the planets are

• elliptical, with Earth at one of the foci

• elliptical, with the Sun at one of the foci

• circular, with Earth at the center

• circular, with the Sun at the center

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Which graph best represents the relationship between a planet's average distance from the Sun and the time the planet takes to revolve around the Sun?

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Which list shows four planets of the solar system in order from smallest to largest?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

• Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The diagram shows a standard spectrum compared to a spectrum produced from a distant star. Which conclusion can be made by comparing the standard spectrum to the spectrum produced from this distant star?

• The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the ultraviolet end of the spectrum and the star is moving toward Earth.

• The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the ultraviolet end of the spectrum and the star is moving away from Earth.

• The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the infrared end of the spectrum and the star is moving toward Earth.

• The star’s spectral lines have shifted toward the infrared end of the spectrum and the star is moving away from Earth.

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Which star is cooler and many times brighter than the Sun?

• Barnard's Star

• Betelgeuse

• Rigel

• Sirius

Which star color indicates the hottest star surface temperature?

• Blue

• White

• Yellow

• Red