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Grade 9 Unit 1 Space Quiz

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Science

9th Grade

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Grade 9 Unit 1 Space Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term describes natural objects found outside Earth’s atmosphere?

Asteroids

Celestial bodies

Artificial satellites

Star clusters

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An asterism is best described as:

A full constellation

A bright star

A recognizable pattern of stars within a constellation

A galaxy cluster

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a constellation?

Cassiopeia

Milky Way

Polaris

Kuiper Belt

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Stars appear to circle Polaris each night because:

Earth rotates on a tilted axis

Stars orbit around Polaris

Polaris lies near Earth’s rotational axis

Polaris moves opposite Earth’s rotation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Planets move in regular paths around the Sun because of gravity. These paths are called:

Axes

Orbits

Ecliptics

Rotations

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which three constellations are circumpolar for observers in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Orion, Leo, Taurus

Gemini, Leo, Orion

Cygnus, Orion, Aquila

Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Cassiopeia

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a student watches the Sun “rise” in the east, this motion is actually due to:

Earth rotating west to east

The Sun rotating around Earth

The Moon’s orbit

Earth revolving around the Sun

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