Galaxies

Galaxies

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Easy

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

+2

Standards-aligned

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Kelly Shaughnessy

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21 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Galaxies are composed of (best answer)

stars
stars and gas
stars, dust, and gas
stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Milky Way Galaxy is a 

spiral
lenticular
elliptical 
irregular

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of galaxy is this?

Spiral
Elliptical
Irregular
Irrational

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What type of galaxy is this?

Spiral
Elliptical
Irregular 
Irrational

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.

Kilometers
Light Years
Miles
Light Seconds

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is not a galaxy?

Optical Galaxy
Spiral Galaxy
Elliptical Galaxy
Irregular Galaxy

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many stars are in a galaxy.

millions or billions
thousands
hundreds
Ten

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