8th Grade Quiz NGCS

Greek astronomer that proposed that the Earth orbits the sun, but his idea was not widely accepted.

Astronomer who agreed Copernicu's idea

• Ptolemy

• Aristotles

• Galilei

• None of the above

Kepler's first law states that every __________ orbits the sun in an ellipse

To avoid colapsing inward to the sun, the planets closest to it must travel ________

• slower than those farther away

• faster than those farther away

• slower than those closest

• none of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Mention the four inner planets

Planet that has a reddish orange color

• Mercury

• Venus

• Saturn

• Mars

Sixth planet from the sun

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Earth

• Mars

What other name do the Outer Planets receive?

Triton, a large satelite is found in this planet:

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Mars

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

They are considered summer constellations

• Draco

• Lyra

• Cyngus

• All of the above