Third Grade Astronomy
Authored by Brandi Marsh
Physics
3rd Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Why do scientists classify our sun as a star? Choose all that apply.
it is a mass of fiery gas
it gives off constant heat and light
it twinkles in the sky
it is a celestial object
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
How do scientists classify Earth?
Scientists classify Earth as a sun.
Scientists classify Earth as a rock.
Scientists classify Earth as a planet.
Scientists classify Earth as an asteroid.
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which characteristics help scientists classify planets such as Earth?
a sphere in space with large mass that orbits around our star, the sun
it is made mostly of rocks and gas
clears most other objects from its path around the sun
it does not make its own light
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Describe all of the ways in which Earth moves in space.
revolves around the sun in an elliptical orbit
rotates, or spins, on its axis
floats through the solar system with zero gravity
as an eclipse
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
What characteristic does NOT make Earth the perfect place for life on the planet?
As the third planet from the sun, Earth gets the right amount of heat and light.
The desert gets really hot in the summer and the arctic gets really cold in the winter.
It has an atmosphere that protects life from harmful sunlight and helps hold heat to a steady temperature.
It has water.
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6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why does the sun appear to rise and set each day?
There can be a solar and lunar eclipse.
The seasons change.
The sun goes around Earth.
The Earth is spinning on its axis as it orbits the sun.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is our solar system?
planets
the stars
the sun and all of the objects in orbit around the sun
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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