Why does the length of day and night change throughout the year?

Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.

Which statement is true?

The revolution increases with the distance from the sun.

Which describes why stars are different colors?

Stars have different temperatures.

How are stars and planets different?

Stars produce light. Planets reflect light from the sun.

Why does the moon appear to change during the month?

The moon reflects sunlight as it revolves around earth.

Which BEST describes the moon?

The moon waxes as the visible portion appears to grow.

A year is the time it takes for _____.

Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun.

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1
Which lists three of the planets in correct order starting with the one nearest to the sun?
Mercury, Mars, Venus
Earth, Jupiter, Uranus
Jupiter, Mars, Earth
Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto
2
The sun is a ______.
planet
meteor
comet
star
3
Why does the moon appear larger than the stars?
The moon is larger than the stars.
The moon is closer to Earth.
The light of the moon is brighter than the light of the sun.
The moon is farther away from Earth.
4
If all these planets started at the same time & circled the sun, which one would finish last?
Mercury
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
5
Why does the length of day and night change throughout the year?
Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun.
Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the Sun.
It changes because of Earth's rotation.
It does not change.
6
Which statement is true?
All planets have moons.
Each planet is about 50 million km from the sun.
The largest planet is the furthest from the sun.
The revolution increases with the distance from the sun.
7
Which describes why stars are different colors?
Stars reflect light from the sun.
Stars are the same color.
Stars have different temperatures.
Stars have different locations.
8
Which area would be most effective for telescopes to clearly see distant objects in the sky?
a jungle
a local city park
a desert
tall building's roof
9
Which planet orbits the sun in the least amount of time?
Mars
Neptune
Pluto
Mercury
10
Which planet is closest to the Earth?
Venus
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
11
The moon revolves around the earth approximately every _____.
15 days
28 days
10 days
7 days
12
How are stars and planets different?
None of these.
Stars produce light. Planets reflect light from the sun.
Planets and stars are the same.
Stars reflect light. Planets produce their own light.
13
In which phase of the moon are you not able to see any of the moon?
New Moon
Third Quarter Moon
Crescent Moon
Gibbous Moon
14
When it is springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, which season is in the Southern Hemisphere?
summer
winter
spring
fall
15
A star's surface temperature is indicated by its _____.
brightness
mass
distance
color
16
Why does the moon appear to change during the month?
The clouds in the sky hide the moon from earth.
The sun blocks the moon from earth.
The moon reflects sunlight as it revolves around earth.
The moon moves farther away from earth.
17
Which BEST describes the moon?
When the moon wanes, it is called a Full Moon.
The moon wanes as the visible portion appears to grow.
The moon waxes as the visible portion appears to grow.
When the moon waxes, it is called a New Moon.
18
A year is the time it takes for _____.
the sun to make one complete spin on its axis.
Earth to make one complete spin on its axis.
Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun.
the moon to make one complete revolution around the Earth.
19
Which are giant balls of gas in space that shine through the darkness?
stars
planets
constellations
moons

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