Why do stars look like tiny points of light in the night sky?

They are located very far from Earth.

How are the stars distributed in an elliptical galaxy?

The center is crowded with stars.

What statement is true?

The outer planets have many moons.

Why is the sun so important when compared to other stars?

Compared to other stars, it is very close to Earth.

When would a person use a telescope?

to see more detail about a small area in the sky

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The Solar System and the Universe

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1
The planet Uranus is the windiest planet in our solar system.
false
true
2
Why do stars look like tiny points of light in the night sky?
The atmosphere blocks their light.
Galaxies absorb the stars light so it doesn't reach Earth.
They move very fast.
They are located very far from Earth.
3
How are the stars distributed in an elliptical galaxy?
They are evenly distributed.
The center is crowded with stars.
The stars are spread throughout the sphere in bands.
Most of the stars are near the outside of the sphere.
4
What is found between the inner and the outer planets?
comets
stars
asteroids
moons
5
What statement is true?
The outer planets have smaller diameters.
The outer planets orbit in a different direction.
The outer planets have many moons.
The outer planets have higher densities.
6
Why is the sun so important when compared to other stars?
Compared to other stars, it is very close to Earth.
It is the hottest compared to other stars.
It is the right color for living things.
It is very large compared to other stars.
7
What two planets do not have any moons?
Jupiter and Venus
Mercury and Venus
Mercury and Mars
Uranus and Neptune
8
What type of galaxy do you see in this photo?
spiral galaxy
elliptical galaxy
barred spiral galaxy
irregular galaxy
9
The orbits of the planets in our solar system are not perfect circles.
true
false
10
What type of galaxy do we live in?
spiral galaxy
barred spiral galaxy
irregular galaxy
elliptical galaxy
11
What do Earth and Saturn have in common?
Their orbits are the same length.
They have about the same mass.
They rotate about an axis.
They have a thin atmosphere.
12
Earth is about 150 miles from the sun.
true
false
13
Which planet is considered a dwarf planet?
Mars
Venus
Mercury
Pluto
14
The rings around Saturn are made up of asteroids and moons.
false
true
15
What do the outer planets all have in common?
well-defined rings
a density greater than Earth's density
a large solid core
a thick gaseous atmosphere
16
A streak of light in the night sky, produced by a chunk of rock passing through the atmosphere
meteor
comet
asteroid
meteorite
17
When would a person use a telescope?
to see more detail about a small area in the sky
to find out the thickness of a planet's core
to predict the position of a star
to collect a sample from space
18
Which of the following planets has a large solid core?
Neptune
Mercury
Jupiter
Saturn
19
Which planet has the Great Dark Spot?
Uranus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
20
_____ are rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
Comets
Meteorites
Asteroids
Stars

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