Space Vocab Quiz
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6th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a satellite?
A body that orbits a planet
Chunks of rock or dust from space
A streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere
Cold mixture of dust and ice that gives off a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are meteoroids?
A body that orbits a planet
Chunks of rock or dust from space
A streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere
Cold mixture of dust and ice that gives off a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are meteors commonly known as?
A body that orbits a planet
Chunks of rock or dust from space
A streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth’s atmosphere
Cold mixture of dust and ice that gives off a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What describes a comet?
A body that orbits a planet
Chunks of rock or dust from space
A streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere
Cold mixture of dust and ice that gives off a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What term describes the different shapes of the moon as seen from Earth?
Umbra
Penumbra
Lunar eclipse
Phases
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term refers to the very darkest part of the moon's shadow?
Phases
Penumbra
Umbra
Lunar eclipse
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the large part of the shadow that is less dark than the umbra?
Umbra
Phases
Lunar eclipse
Penumbra
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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