The Mysterious Marfa Lights

The Mysterious Marfa Lights

5th Grade

25 Qs

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The Mysterious Marfa Lights

The Mysterious Marfa Lights

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-5, MS-PS4-2, MS-LS2-1

+2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

FREE Resource

25 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What are the Marfa Lights commonly believed to be?

Atmospheric reflections

Alien spacecraft

Swamp gas

Car headlights

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which scientific principle is often used to explain the Marfa Lights?

Refraction of light

Magnetic fields

Quantum entanglement

Nuclear fusion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In which state of the USA are the Marfa Lights observed?

Texas

California

Nevada

Arizona

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What type of natural phenomenon are the Marfa Lights often compared to?

Aurora Borealis

Rainbows

Lightning

Solar eclipse

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which scientific instrument would be most useful in studying the Marfa Lights?

Spectrometer

Microscope

Seismograph

Thermometer

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What time of day are the Marfa Lights most commonly seen?

Night

Morning

Afternoon

Midday

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a proposed scientific explanation for the Marfa Lights?

Ball lightning

Mirage

Bioluminescence

Volcanic activity

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