The Universe, Galaxies, Stars, and The Sun

The Universe, Galaxies, Stars, and The Sun

8th Grade

40 Qs

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The Universe, Galaxies, Stars, and The Sun

The Universe, Galaxies, Stars, and The Sun

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Medium

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

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jennifer Atkinson

Used 12+ times

FREE Resource

40 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

A star is 9.0 x 10^12 meters from Earth. What is that number in expanded form?

a. 900,000,000,000 meters
b. 9,000,000,000,000 meters
c. 90,000,000,000,000 meters
d. 9.0 x 10^12 meters

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

A star is 130,200,000,000 meters away from Earth. What is the number in scientific notation?

a. 103.2 X 10^9 meters
b. 13.2 X 10^10 meters
c. 1.302 X 10^11 meters
d. 13200000000 meters

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What is used to measure the distance within the solar system?

a. Parsecs
b. Astronomical unit
c. Light-years
d. Parallax

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

A light-year is _____.

a. 365 days
b. the amount of light the sun produces in a year
c. the distance from Earth to Proxima Centauri
d. the distance light travels in a year
e. a year with Feb 29th in it, like this year.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

A(n) ____ galaxy can be described as one that is usually smaller, has lots of gas & dust for bright, young stars to form, and has various shapes that do not “fit” into other categories.

a. Elliptical
b. Quasar
c. Irregular
d. Spiral

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

What are the 3 main types of galaxies?

a. Spiral Galaxies, Regular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies
b. Spiral Galaxies, Irregular Galaxies, and Elliptical Galaxies
c. Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Spiral Galaxies
d. Milky Way, Elliptical Galaxies, and Irregular Galaxies

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

Media Image

What type of galaxy is this?

a. Spiral
b. Elliptical
c. Irregular
d. Irrational

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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