Earth Sun Moon Quiz

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Science
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8th Grade
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Jessica Skinner-Graves
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
exomoon
full moon
gibbous moon
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
the border between light and dark on the Moon
terminator
year
solar eclipse
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
terminator
solar eclipse
year
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
to shine light on an object and make it visible
Illuminate
Pattern
Sun
Lunar Eclipse
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object (like Earth)
Orbit
Solar System
Eclipse
Pattern
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
What role does the moon play in controlling Earth's tides?
It stabilizes the ocean currents
It decreases the size of tides
It has no significant effect
It causes a tidal bulge on the side nearest and farthest from it
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Eclipses can only occur when...
the sun, moon, and the earth are lined up
when the Earth's shadow falls upon the moon
When the moon's shadow falls upon the earth
when the moon rises after the sun has set
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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