The Universe

The Universe

8th Grade

15 Qs

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The Universe

The Universe

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

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

+5

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which two objects in space are located farthest apart?

Earth and Mars

Earth and the sun

Earth and the moon

the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

Which object is closest to Earth?

Barnard’s Star

Planet Neptune

Andromeda galaxy

Triangulum galaxy

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

Categorize this galaxy.

irregular

spiral

elliptical

crab

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Which of these statements is true concerning the Milky Way galaxy?

Earth is located in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

The Sun is one star that can be found in the Milky Way galaxy.

There are approximately one million stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

There are nine planets in the Milky Way galaxy.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

A light year is related to ...

Time

Energy

Distance

Mass

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

An astronomical unit is...

The average distance between the Earth and the Sun

The average distance between the Sun and Neptune

The diameter of the sun

The time it takes light to travel across our solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Media Image

What is the name of the main theory about the origins of the universe?

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

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