Cosmos and Our Solar System
Authored by Nick Liberty
Science
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
The Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years across
The Universe is 13.7 billion years old
The Moon is 1/80th the mass of the Earth
Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light years from our Sun
Jupiter is closer to the Sun than the Earth is
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Put the following in order from smallest to largest:
Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, solar system, Milky Way Galaxy
solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster
Milky Way Galaxy, solar system, Local Group, Virgo Supercluster
Virgo Supercluster, Local Group, Milky Way Galaxy, solar system
Local Group, Virgo Supercluster, Milky Way Galaxy, solar system
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Name the planets in order from closest to the sun to furthest.
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Venus
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the unit of measure that is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun?
miles
kilometers
astronomical unit
light year
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
What is the unit of measure that is the distance that light can travel in a single year?
miles
kilometers
astronomical unit
light year
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The nearest star to our solar system is called ______ and is 4.2 light years away.
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Arcturus
Barnard's Star
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
The name of the event that created the universe and caused it to expand
Dark Matter
Steady-State
Big Bang
Doppler Effect
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-2
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