Astronomy Lesson

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8th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why do scientists use scale to study the Solar System?
The solar system is too large to study without using scale models
The solar system is too small to study without using scale models
Scientists don't need to use scale because we have satellites
All of the above
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
If you were to make a scale model of the Solar system what planets in the solar system should be most similar in size?
Earth and Venus
Earth and Mars
Mercury and Venus
Jupiter and Saturn
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which definition accurately describes the Astronomical Unit (AU)?
The average distance between the planets.
The average distance between Earth and Mars.
The average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
The average size of the Earth compared to the Sun.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The largest mountain in our solar system?
Olympus Mons
Mons Olympus
Hermas Mon
Titan
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which planet has the largest, and which is the smallest orbit time ?
Neptune and Saturn
Neptune and Mercury
Pluto and Sun
Pluto and Mercury
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The Curiosity Rover landed on Mars 2012. What type of data is a rover most like collecting?
the amounts of moons
the thickness of air molecules
analyze rock samples in a crater
circumference of a planet
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How many planets (including dwarf planets are there included in Earth's solar system
9
13
15
22
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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
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