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6th Grade Formative- Space/Weather

Authored by Laura Ferguson

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8th Grade

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6th Grade Formative- Space/Weather
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following has the greatest impact on the Moon's orbit around Earth?

gravitational force

distance from the sun

air resistance

the shape of the moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What form of technology did the ancient astronomer named Galileo use to help support the heliocentric model of our solar system?

Satellite

Telescope

Rocket

Probe

3.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the characteristic to the term it describes.

Found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter

Asteroid

Balls of ice and rock that develop tails

Both

Orbit the sun

Comet

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A student made a model of how the planets orbit the sun. She used a tennis ball to represent the sun. She used ping-pong balls to represent each planet and painted each one a different color. Then, she placed all the ping-pong balls equal distances apart in a line extending out from the sun.

What are two limitations of the student's model? (Limitations are things about the model that limit its accuracy.)

A. She used the same size balls to represent the planets.

B. The solar system can't be modeled using actual objects.

C. She made planets orbit the sun.

D. The planets are not the correct distances from the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

5.

MATCH QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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DIRECTIONS: Drag the correct answers to the boxes. Place the given planets in their relative position from the sun.

B

Saturn

D

Neptune

A

Mars

C

Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A student ties a string around a weight and swings the weight in a circle around her body. If the student represents the Sun and the weight represents Earth, what does the string represent?

gravity

radiation

electricity

magnetism

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Earth's magnetic field contribute to sustaining life on the planet?

The magnetic field allows for the formation of stable tectonic plates.

The Earth does not have a magnetic field.

The magnetic field protects Earth's surface from harmful solar radiation.

The magnetic field has no direct influence on the support of life on Earth.

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