Science Grade 6 Topic 12 Practice Test #1

A light-year is:

• The distance from the Sun to the Earth.

• The distance from Earth to Neptune

• The distance light can travel in a year.

• Similar to an Astronomical Unit

What is a nebula?

• A baby star

• A large cloud of gas and dust containing tons of material

• A comet that has exploded

• A high mass star

These are instruments that collect and focus light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. They have helped us discovers stars and planets.

• Odometer

• Barometer

• Complement

• Telescope

Mercury has craters because:

• It is so close to the sun

• It has no atmosphere

• It's close to Venus, which attracts meteors and comets

• It has 30% more gravity

All objects in space emit or give off, energy. This energy is known as:

• A nebula

• A wavelength

• Electromagnetic Radiation

• A complement

This is the largest of Saturn's moons. It has an icy surface with rivers of liquid methane and ethane.

• Ceres

• Vesta

• Titan

• Europa

Our best guess of the universe's age is:

• 12.8 billion years

• 13.8 billion years

• 12.8 million years

• 11.3 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

This is a type of electromagnetic radiation, it is a type of light that you can see:

• Electromagnetic light

• Nebula light

• Wavelength light

• Visible light

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

This planet is 19.20 astronomical units from the sun.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are rocky planets, also known as the _______________ planets.

• Jovian

• Terrestrial

• Miniature

• Atmospheric