Amplify Earth Moon Sun

Amplify Earth Moon Sun

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Amplify Earth Moon Sun

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Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS1-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

when the Moon is completely dark due to Earth's shadow

orbit

new moon

lunar eclipse

exoplanet

waning

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)

model

waning

waxing

orbit

illuminate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

a rocky sphere that travels around a planet

sun

moon

pattern

orbit

terminator

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system

moon

exoplanet

Sun

Earth

illuminate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Susan is a space scientist who made this diagram of the Moon and Earth, as seen from above (top view), with sunlight coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Why does Susan’s diagram show that it’s bright on the left half of the Moon?

Because as the Moon gets closer to the sun more of it is lit by the sun, so Susan’s diagram is showing sunlight on half of the Moon.

Because the Moon has some lighter-colored rock and some darker-colored rock, and Susan’s diagram is showing that the half of the Moon with the lighter-colored rock has rotated to the left.

Because there is a shadow from Earth falling on half of the Moon, and Susan’s diagram is showing that shadow on the right half of the Moon.

Because Susan’s diagram is showing that the half of the Moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun, and the other half is dark.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The diagrams above show Earth and the Moon in different positions, as seen from above (top view). Sunlight is coming from the left, but these diagrams do not show what parts of Earth or the Moon are light or dark. Could the half of the Moon that faces Earth ever be completely dark in any of these diagrams?

No, the Moon is always lit by the sun.

Yes, always in Diagram 1 and sometimes in Diagram 3.

Yes, always in Diagrams 1 and 3, but never in Diagram 2.

Yes, always in Diagram 1, but never in Diagrams 2 or 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

Three people made the diagrams above to show what they think the Moon looks like when it is seen from above (top view). In these diagrams, the sunlight is coming from the left, as shown by the arrows. Which diagram is accurate and why?

Diagram A is accurate because the half of the Moon that is facing the sun is lit by the sun, and the other half is dark.

Diagram B is accurate because the whole Moon is bright as long as there are no shadows covering parts of it.

Diagram C is accurate because the Moon is almost as close as it can be to the sun, and so the Moon is almost fully lit by the sun.

All three diagrams are sometimes accurate because the Moon has some lighter-colored rock and some darker-colored rock, and the half of the Moon with the lighter-colored rock rotates to face different directions.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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