Astronomy Checkpoint 5 Review

Astronomy Checkpoint 5 Review

8th Grade

8 Qs

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Astronomy Checkpoint 5 Review

Astronomy Checkpoint 5 Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-1, HS-PS4-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Susan Gaubert

Used 19+ times

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the study of celestial objects, such as stars, planets, and galaxies, called?

astronomy

cosmology

biology

astrology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The sun provides Earth with light and heat. Which of the following is true?

Almost all of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

.About a quarter of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

About half of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

Only a tiny fraction of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are auroras most clearly visible?

along the equator

in the tropics

near the North and South Poles

in the Pacific Ocean

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are sunspots observed?

on the Sun's photosphere

in the solar winds

in the core of the Sun

between the Sun and Earth

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Sun's fuel is

nuclear fusion

helium

gravity

hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of the phenomenon where light bends as it passes through a medium with a different density?

reflection

dispersion

diffraction

refraction

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for the path that a planet follows as it orbits around the Sun?

course

trajectory

orbit

route

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Because incoming ____________ are absorbed by Earth's atmosphere and never reach the ground, telescopes that process this type of radiation are placed in space.

x-rays

radio waves

visible light

ultraviolet

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-4