Astronomy Checkpoint 5 Review
Authored by Susan Gaubert
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8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the study of celestial objects, such as stars, planets, and galaxies, called?
astronomy
cosmology
biology
astrology
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sun provides Earth with light and heat. Which of the following is true?
Almost all of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.
.About a quarter of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.
About half of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.
Only a tiny fraction of the Sun's light energy reaches the Earth.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where are auroras most clearly visible?
along the equator
in the tropics
near the North and South Poles
in the Pacific Ocean
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Where are sunspots observed?
on the Sun's photosphere
in the solar winds
in the core of the Sun
between the Sun and Earth
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Sun's fuel is
nuclear fusion
helium
gravity
hydrogen
Tags
NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
NGSS.HS-PS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the name of the phenomenon where light bends as it passes through a medium with a different density?
reflection
dispersion
diffraction
refraction
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the term for the path that a planet follows as it orbits around the Sun?
course
trajectory
orbit
route
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
NGSS.MS-PS2-4
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