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Earth Science Quiz

Authored by Krystal Covington

Science

12th Grade

NGSS covered

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Earth Science Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which branch of Earth Science focuses on the study of the oceans and human impact on them?

Geology

Meteorology

Oceanography

Astronomy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion state?

The path around the sun is an ellipse.

Every object in the universe attracts every other object.

The Earth and other planets orbit the sun.

The moon, sun, and known planets revolve around Earth in a perfect circular orbit.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the first astronomer to propose that Earth is a planet?

Aristarchus

Copernicus

Ptolemy

Kepler

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which law states that every object in the universe attracts every other object?

Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion

Kepler's Third Law of Planetary Motion

Law of Universal Gravitation

Heliocentric Model

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the unit that measures the distance of the Earth to the sun (93 million miles)?

astronomical unit

eccentricity

atomic unit

newton

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who discovered the three laws of planetary motion?

Newton

Kepler

Galileo

Brahe

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the study of the origin and structure of the solid Earth, resources and human impact on them?

Meteorology

Astronomy

Geology

Oceanography

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

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