Astrophysics Review

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Science
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9th - 11th Grade
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Hard
+3
Standards-aligned
Charles Martinez
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11 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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
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?
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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