Distance in Space
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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
Why do we use light years and astronomical units to measure distances in space?
Scientists want to sound smart.
Hubble discovered these units and wanted to use them.
Space is too small to use km, it wouldn't make sense.
Space is too big, vast, enormous to use traditional units, like miles.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 2 pts
In the image , what does X represent?
1 light-year
1 meter
1 year
1 AU
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A light-year (ly) is the distance that light travels in one year. If a star is 3 ly from Earth, how long does it take light from that star to reach Earth?
3 min
3 hours
3 years
3 months
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Astronomers use the light-year to describe the relationship between objects in space. For example, the Andromeda galaxy is 2.5 million ly from Earth. Which of the following units is most similar to the light-year?
gram
second
kilometer
degrees Celsius
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Q1. What is the phenomenon where the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun?
A) solar eclipse
B) lunar eclipse
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
light year is a measure of
brightness
time
distance
color
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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