Universe & Galaxy & Stars Test review

Universe & Galaxy & Stars Test review

8th Grade

47 Qs

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Universe & Galaxy & Stars Test review

Universe & Galaxy & Stars Test review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-2, HS-PS4-3

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Elisa Zajac

Used 62+ times

FREE Resource

47 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following correctly places these in order from LARGEST to SMALLEST?

galaxy -- local group/cluster -- planet -- solar system -- universe

universe -- galaxy -- solar system -- planet

planet -- solar system -- galaxy -- universe

universe -- galaxy -- solar system -- local group/cluster -- planet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A galaxy which is either spherical (football like) or a flattened disk is a ___ galaxy.

elliptical

humanoid

irregular

spiral

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A Group of stars, and or star systems, star clusters, dust and gas held together by gravity is known as:

Universe

Galaxy

Solar System

Planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What best describes the doppler effect?
An apparent change in frequency of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer
When sound changes pitch
When light changes color
An apparent change in the amplitude of a wave due to the relative motion between a wave source and an observer.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

If a star is being observed from Earth and it's light has shifted towards the red side of the electromagnetic spectrum it would be...
Moving towards the Earth
Moving away from the Earth
This is a trick question that cannot be answered
It isn't a star, it is a very large blueberry.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS4-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Media Image
Use the image to identify the motion of the object relative to Earth.  Compare the absorption spectra of the star to what the star would look like if it were not moving at all relative to Earth.
It is not moving
It is moving away from Earth (Redshift)
It is moving towards Earth (Blueshift)
It is moving towards Earth (Redshift)

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the Big Bang Theory tell us

About the popular television show.

the entire universe was once condensed in the form of a dense mass called a singularity

It explain exactly how the universe began.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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