8th Grade 3rd Quarter Review

The sun and everything that revolves around it is called a__.

• solar system

• galaxy

• universe

• rotation

What causes Earth's seasons?

• the tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's rotation
• the revolution of the Moon
• Earth's distance from the Sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

How are stars DIFFERENT from planets?

• Stars are solid and rocky.

• Stars undergo fusion and emit light

• Stars do not move.

• Stars revolve around the Sun.

Which of the following is the best estimate of the number of stars in a galaxy?

• tens

• thousands

• millions

• billions

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is apparent magnitude?

• The measure of how bright a star appears to an observer on Earth.

• How far away a star is from Earth.

• The brightness of a star.

• A measure of how bright the star would be if all stars were the same distance from Earth.

The Hertzsprung-Russell diagram plots the

• Absolute magnitude versus the apparent magnitude.

• Mass versus absolute magnitude.

• Luminosity versus surface temperature.

• Surface temperature versus mass.

What is the correct order of the object in order from smallest to largest?

• Solar system, universe, galaxy.

• Galaxy, universe, solar system.

• Solar system, galaxy, universe.

• Universe, galaxy, and solar system.

I have two objects with the same volume but different masses.  Which object will be more dense?

• The object with less weight.
• The object with more weight.
• The object with more mass.
• The object with less mass.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.MG.A.2

Which color of light has the LONGEST wavelength and, therefore, the lowest frequency/energy?

• blue

• red

• yellow

• green

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Which of the following electromagnetic waves is given off as heat? 

• Radio Waves
• Infrared Rays
• Visible Light
• Gamma Rays

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2