Gravity is responsible for which of the following characteristics of a galaxy?

The motion of the objects within it

Its location within the universe

Which of the following best describes the formation of the solar system?

A rotating disk of gas and dust was drawn together by the force of gravity.

One very large planetary body broke apart into several smaller planets.

The Sun ejected rocky material which formed the planets due to magnetic attraction forces.

Several stars of different masses cooled and formed the planets and the Sun.

Which two of the following statements are true about the Milky Way?

Some of its stars are visible to the human eye

Earth's solar system is part of it

It is the only galaxy in the universe

The force of gravitational attraction between the Sun and Venus could be increased by reducing which of the following?

The distance between the Sun and Venus

The period of rotation of the Sun

The speed of the orbit of Venus

If someone is building a scale model of our solar system, which characteristic would be the most difficult to build into the model?

The relative sizes of the objects

Rearrange the following with the smallest on top and the largest on the bottom.

Earth's Moon, Earth, Sun, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe

Earth, Earth's Moon, Sun, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe

Sun, Earth's Moon, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe

Earth's Moon, Sun, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe

Astronomy Benchmark

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MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Students are using sports equipment to model the relative motion of Earth, the Moon and the Sun. What items revolve around each other in the picture?

Golf ball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the basketball

Basketball moving around the baseball, baseball moving around the golf ball

Golf ball moving around the basketball, basketball moving around the baseball

Baseball moving around the golf ball, golf ball moving around the basketball

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

Rotation of Earth and rotation of the Sun

Orbit of Earth around the Sun and rotation of Earth

Orbit of Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

Tilt of the axis of Earth and orbit of Earth around the Sun

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

We would observe a totally dark moon starting to become illuminated when the Moon moves between which two phases?

Position X and Position W

Position Y and Position X

Position Z and Position Y

Position W and Position Z

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Some students are using objects to model the Earth-Sun-Moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse. To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?

Position W

Position Y

Position Z

Position X

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?

Earth's shadow is on the Sun.

The Moon's shadow is on the Sun.

Earth's shadow is on the Moon.

The Moon's shadow is on Earth.

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The diagram below represents one position of Earth in its orbit. Points A and B represent locations on Earth’s surface. Location A is experiencing daylight while location B is experiencing darkness. What Earth motion will bring location B into daylight in the next few hours?

Rotation

Revolution

Orbit

Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The diagram below represents Earth revolving around the Sun. Approximately how many days does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?

365

30

180

90

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Students are using sports equipment to model the relative motion of Earth, the Moon and the Sun. What items revolve around each other in the picture?

Which of the following is responsible for the changing of seasons on Earth?

We would observe a totally dark moon starting to become illuminated when the Moon moves between which two phases?

Some students are using objects to model the Earth-Sun-Moon system. They wish to represent the positions of these objects during a solar eclipse. To accurately model the solar eclipse, the golf ball should be placed in which labeled position?

Which of the following describes a lunar eclipse?

The diagram below represents one position of Earth in its orbit. Points A and B represent locations on Earth’s surface. Location A is experiencing daylight while location B is experiencing darkness. What Earth motion will bring location B into daylight in the next few hours?

The diagram below represents Earth revolving around the Sun. Approximately how many days does it take Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun?

The data table shows the sunrise and sunset times for the first day of each season at a location in New York State. Which season has a sunrise at 5:42 a.m. and a sunset at 8:30 p.m.?

According to the data table, which season has a sunrise at 7:16 a.m. and a sunset at 4:31 p.m.?

In the data table, which season has a sunrise at 6:59 a.m. and a sunset at 7:07 p.m.?

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