Earth Sun Moon Quiz

Earth Sun Moon Quiz

8th Grade

15 Qs

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Earth Sun Moon Quiz

Earth Sun Moon Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Science

8th Grade

Easy

NGSS
MS-ESS1-1, MS-PS2-4, MS-ESS1-2

+1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jessica Skinner-Graves

Used 8+ times

FREE Resource

15 questions

Show all answers

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

Media Image

to shine light on an object and make it visible

Illuminate

Pattern

Sun

Lunar Eclipse

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

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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