Astronomy Pre-Test

Beginning with a nebulae, which is the next stage in the life cycle of a star?

• Supernova
• White Dwarf
• Protostar
• Red Giant

The name of the galaxy that contains the Sun and its components is —

• the Zodiac
• Perseus
• the Milky Way
• Andromeda

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What would happen if the Earth was not tilted on its axis?

• It would be warm all of the time.

• It would be the same temperature everywhere.

• There would be no seasons

• We would not have day and night

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What word best describes a full revolution of the Earth around the Sun?

• day

• year

• eclipse

• orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is an astronomical unit?

• How fast a planet orbits

• The distance between the Earth and the sun

• 200 billion kilometers

• The distance between each planet

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which of the following is the smallest type of star?

• Red giant

• Red super giant

• White dwarf

• Blue dwarf

By what process does the sun produce energy?

• burning fuel

• Nuclear Fusion

• Chemical repulsion

• Nuclear Fission

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How long does it take Earth to complete one rotation?

• 1 day

• 1 week

• 1 month

• 1 year

What two forces affect gravity?

• mass and inertia

• mass and distance

• mass and force

• mass and weight

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NGSS.HS-PS2-4

What forces cause a planet to orbit?

• gravity and orbit
• gravity and inertia
• gravity and mass
• gravity and weight

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4