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Duplicate of Our Solar System
Duplicate of Our Solar System
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What is the study of objects in our Solar System?
planet
astronomy
navigation
sun
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What type of planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune?
Outer planets
Inner planets
3
Why do stars appear to move?
Because of the Earth's revolution around the sun
Because of the Earth's rotation around the sun
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Which planet is the largest?
Pluto
Mercury
Jupiter
Earth
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Where is the sun located?
There is no sun
At the end of the outer planets
In the center of our Solar System
Between the inner and outer planets
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What is the science of finding your way using stars and planets to help find location?
Compass
Celestial Navigation
Sextant
Puzzle
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What can give you a clue that the constellations are about to change?
Night
Rain
Day
Seasons
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What type of planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
Inner planets
Outer planets
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What is a large circular mass that revolves around the sun?
navigation
planet
star
astronomy
10
Which is an instrument that makes distant objects appear larger?
sextant
compass
astrolabe
telescope
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Which is a compact instrument used to observe and calculate celestial bodies?
sextant
astrolabe
compass
telescope
12
Why do stars appear to move?
Because of Earth's rotation on its axis.
Because of Earth's revolution on its axis.
13
Which is a device with a magnetic needle that indicates direction by pointing to the north?
telescope
astrolabe
sextant
compass
14
What is a group of stars named after animals and mythological stories called?
black hole
galaxy
comet
constellations
15
Does the position of the stars in our sky ever change?
Yes, they always change.
We do not have stars in our sky.
No, they never change.
They sometimes change.
16
What is a massive ball of gas that gives off heat and light?
star
navigation
planet
astronomy
17
What is a tool that is used to measure altitude or height of the sun and stars?
navigate
astrolabe
compass
sextant
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Can people living in the Northern Hemisphere see the constellations in the Southern Hemisphere?
Yes
No
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Which is a way of finding the position and charting the course of a vehicle such as a ship?
astronomy
sun
planet
navigation
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What changes the way objects in our sky appear to us?
meteor
distance
shape
crust