Science Quiz Bee (8)

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Science

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8th Grade

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HS-ESS1-3, MS-ESS1-3, HS-ESS1-1

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Mohammad Bashayrah

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Match the definition with the correct word. Small, rocky object that orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

star

comet

asteroid

planet

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Match the definition with the correct word. Average distance from Earth to the Sun—about 150 million km.

period of revolution

period of rotation

comet

astronomical unit

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Match the definition with the correct word. Object made of gas, dust, and ice that moves around the Sun in an oval-shaped orbit.

planet

comet

asteroid

orbit

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Match the definition with the correct word. Time it takes an object to travel once around the Sun.

orbit

period of revolution

period of rotation

astronomical unit

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Match the definition with the correct word. Object in space made of gases in which nuclear fusion reactions occur that emit energy.

planet

asteroid

star

comet

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What is the closest planet to the sun?

Earth

Mars

Venus

Mercury

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What is the second farthest planet from the sun?

Uranus

Neptune

Saturn

Jupiter

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Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Multiple Choice

Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?

Saturn

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

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What are the terrestrial planets?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Neptune

Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune

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The inner planets are _______ than the outer planets.

colder

bigger

warmer

smarter

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The outermost planets have what type of physical composition?

gaseous

terrestrial

liquid

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What divides the inner planets from the outer planets?

Kuiper Belt

Oort Cloud

Asteroid Belt

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Appears as a streak in the sky.

asteroid

meteoroid

comet

meteor

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Found in the Oort Cloud

asteroid

meteoroid

comet

meteor

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Piece of a meteoroid that strikes the earth's surface

comet

asteroid

meteor

meteorite

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What color of star is the hottest?

Blue

Red

Yellow

Orange

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What color of star is the coolest?

Red

Yellow

Blue

White

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the star in our solar system?

Venus

Sun

Jupiter

Mars

Multiple Choice

The H-R diagram is a graph that shows the relationship between ______________ for stars.

temperature and color

temperature and brightness

brightness and color

distance and brightness

Multiple Choice

Most stars are made of which elements?

Hydrogen only

Hydrogen and Lithium

Hydrogen and Sodium

Hydrogen and Helium

Multiple Choice

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

They are actually much smaller

They are so far away

They are not as bright

They are dwarf stars

Multiple Choice

The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

nuclear fission

nuclear fusion

nuclear reaction

nuclear core

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When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

photosphere

chromosphere

corona

convection zone

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Chromosphere

The layer of sun that creates the suns color

The layer that makes light

The layer that creates energy

Multiple Choice

Which layer of the sun is the hottest?

Photosphere

Chromosphere

Corona

Core

Multiple Choice

Rank the stars colors in order from hottest to coolest

blue, white, yellow, orange, red

white, blue, yellow, orange, red

red, orange, yellow, white, blue

white, blue, orange, yellow, red

Multiple Choice

Most stars belong to this category:

supergiants

giants

main sequence

white dwarfs

Multiple Choice

The H-R diagram classifies stars based on what factors?

Temperature and luminosity

Number of planets

What constellation they're in

Temperature and fusion

Multiple Choice

Our sun is what kind of star?

Blue giant

Red giant

Main sequence

White dwarf

Multiple Choice

Astronomers think that most stars are born in groups, called ___

assemblages

bundles

clusters

blobs

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Loosely bound collections of dozens or thousands of stars, usually in an irregular shape, are called ___

hexadecimal star systems

open clusters

globular clusters

nebulae

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Brightness of a star as seen from Earth

parallax

apparent magnitude

absolute magnitude

spectrum

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an apparent shift in the position of an object when viewed from different locations

light year

absolute magnitude

parallax

spectrum

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Light Years are a measure of:

time

speed

distance

light

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A light year is...

The speed light travels

How long it takes light to get to you from the sun

The distance light can travel in a year

How many years it takes light to be emitted

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The number of kilometers light can travel in one second

300,000

eight

Light year

astronomical unit

Match the definition with the correct word. Small, rocky object that orbits the Sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

star

comet

asteroid

planet

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