Astronomy

Astronomy

12th Grade

15 Qs

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Astronomy

Astronomy

Assessment

Quiz

Science

12th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-2, MS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-4

+3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Kepler's first law dismissed the Aristotelian idea of the heavens moving in perfect circles.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Kepler's second law states that a planet will sweep out equal areas in equal intervals of time.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Kepler's second law also states that a planet will speed up or slow down in its orbit.

True

False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Kepler's third law states that the square of a planet’s orbital period equals one A.U. cubed or

P3 = a2.

P2 = a3.

A.U. = astronomical unit.

P3 = a3.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Kepler's third law also predicts the

shape of the ellipse or orbit.

time it takes to reach an orbiting object.

different ways in which orbiting objects affect each other.

orbital time period of an object orbiting another object.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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Why did Galileo receive so much criticism for his published observations & studies?

the observations made were crude due to technological limits

his data was not accurate

the findings were published in Latin & no one could read it

his findings went against the strict church teachings

7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What happened to Galileo after he published his findings in 1633?

not much

he was placed under house arrest

he made a fortune and retired back to Pisa, Italy

he was tried by the Inquisition and found guilty of heresy

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