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Astrophysics Review

Authored by Charles Martinez

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9th - 11th Grade

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Astrophysics Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Which of the following answers best describes the orbits of planets, moons and comets?

A

B

C

D

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following gives the sizes of astronomical objects in order of increasing size?

Solar system, universe, galaxy

Universe, galaxy, solar system

Solar system, galaxy, universe

Galaxy, solar system, universe

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Approximately how many stars are in a typical galaxy?

Hundreds of stars

Thousands of stars

Millions of stars

Billions of stars

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name of our own galaxy containing the Sun?

The Andromeda galaxy

The Milky Way galaxy

The Orion galaxy

The Hubble galaxy

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of these statements is correct?

Planets orbit moons, planets orbit stars

Moons orbit planets, stars orbit planets

Moons orbit stars, stars orbit planets

Moons orbit planets, planets orbit stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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The formula above can be used to calculate the orbital velocity v of any object. It can be re-arranged to find the radius of the orbit.


Which of the following has been correctly re-arranged?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Earth orbits the Sun in 1 year, which is 3.2 x 107 seconds. The radius of the Earth's orbit is about 150 million kilometres. What is the orbital velocity of the Earth?

4.6 x 103 m/s

29 m/s

4.6 m/s

2.9 x 104 m/s

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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