Intro to Astronomy Quiz

What is the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in the universe called?

• Astronomy

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the movement of one object around another called?

• Astronomy

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

natural satellites that orbits a planet

• galaxies

• planets

• moons

• stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other called?

• Astronomy

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

everything that exists—all matter and all energy—throughout space

• inertia

• astronomy

• universe

• gravity

What is a complete spin on an axis called?

• Astronomy

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Gravity

What is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion called?

• Astronomy

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Inertia

24 hours

• 1 day

• 1 year

• 1 week

• 1 class

365 and 1/4 days

• 1 day

• 1 year

• 1 week

• 1 group

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

an explanation for why things work or how things happen based on observations of the world

• law of gravitation

• inertia

• scientific theory

• astronomy

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6