Astrophysics Review

Astrophysics Review

9th - 11th Grade

11 Qs

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Astrophysics Review

Astrophysics Review

Assessment

Quiz

Science

9th - 11th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-3, HS-ESS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Charles Martinez

FREE Resource

11 questions

Show all answers

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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?

Media Image
Media Image
Media Image
Media Image

Tags

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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