Astronomy Review

Astronomy Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-LS1-6

+3

Standards-aligned

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Max Steele

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following objects is the largest?

Galaxy

Planet

Universe

Star

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which Earth motion describes the wobbling of the Earth around its precessional axis and could alter the amount of seasonal effects?

Precession

Nutation

Barycenter

Revolution

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

In the diagram what season is the Northern Hemisphere experiencing?

Summer

Fall

WInter

Spring

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements is true regarding the sun and its position in the solar system?

The Sun revolves around a barycenter due the gravitational pull of the planets

The Sun revolves around a barycenter due to its unstable interior

The Sun revolves around a barycenter due to constant bombardment from meteors

The Sun does not revolve around a barycenter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following forms of electromagnetic radiation does not reach the Earth because it is filtered out by Earth’s magnetic field?

Radio waves

Gamma rays

Visible light

Infrared rays

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What process describes how electromagnetic energy flows from the Sun to the Earth through space?

Radiation

Conduction

Convection

Subduction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

Which statement is true concerning the diagram:

The tidal range would be high because it is a spring tide

The tidal range would be low because it is a spring tide

The tidal range would be high because it is a neap tide

The tidal range would be low because it is a neap tide

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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