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Quiz: The Scale of the Universe

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Science

12th Grade - University

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Quiz: The Scale of the Universe
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The star at the center of our solar system.

Sun
moon
orbit
axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Known as the 'father of geography', this ancient Greek was the first deduce the circumference of Earth.

Eratosthenes

Plato

Aristotle

Hipparchus

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Ancient Greeks used ___________ to deduce the distance from Earth to the Moon.

Calculus

Astrophysics

Trigonometry/Geometry

Astrology

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The galaxy we are a part of is called:

Milky Way

Andromeda

Whirlpool

Sombrero

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

From smallest to the largest

universe, solar system, galaxy

galaxy, solar system, universe

solar system, universe, galaxy

solar system, galaxy, universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The planet furthest from the Sun within our Solar System is ______.

Neptune

Mercury

Earth

Jupiter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A large celestial body made of gases that emits light due to nuclear reactions is called -

a galaxy
a nebula
a comet
a star 

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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