Solar System

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Science
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9th Grade
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Jeff Soucie
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A rock sample containing Uranium is tested and 25% of the original Uranium remains. How old is the rock?
2.5 billion years
5.0 billion years
7.5 billion years
10 billion years
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Radioactive decay is used by scientists to determine the age of our Solar System. What happens to an atom during radioactive decay?
The atom fuses to become more unstable
The atom releases a particle to become more stable
The atom splits in half to become more stable
The atom shrinks to become more unstable
Tags
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which theory describes how our Solar System formed 4.5 billion years ago?
Nebular Theory
Planetary Theory
Big Bang Theory
Redshift
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sequence correctly explains the formation of the solar system?
a. Nebula to Earth to Spinning Disk
Planets to Sun to Nebula
Nebula to Spinning Disk to Sun
Spinning to Disk to Nebula Planets
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The composition (the makeup) of the planets is directly related to…
The planets' distance from the Sun
The age of each planet
The amount moons around the planets
The background radiation of planets
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which picture shows the Earth and the Sun to scale?
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When scientists look for other planets with life on them, they look for planets in the __________________.
Big Bang
Oxygen range
Solar Zone
Habitable Zone
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