Which of the following explains why Polaris appears brighter than Vega in our night time sky?

Polaris is closer to Earth than Vega is.

Which of these is a result of the Earth’s revolution around the Sun?

a. The appearance of starpatterns during seasons

Brittani concludes that the Earth rotates in a 24 hour cycle. Which evidence is there?

a. The Sun rises in the east every morning

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1
Which of the following explains why Polaris appears brighter than Vega in our night time sky?
Polaris has a different color than Vega does.
Polaris has different gases than Vega does.
a. Polaris is larger than Vega is.
Polaris is closer to Earth than Vega is.
2
What characteristics can be used to identify different stars?
temperature, size and distance
brightness, color and size
color, size and distance
color, size and temperature
3
Space rocks are called
asteroids
planets
comets
stars
4
What should you do to show Earth revolving?
lift the ball up and down
Walk a ball around a desk
spin a ball.
rotate it
5
Which of these is a result of the Earth’s revolution around the Sun?
a. The phases of the moon
a. Day and night
a. The apparent motion of the Sun in thesky
a. The appearance of starpatterns during seasons
6
Which planets have more moons?
inner
they are all the same
Outer
smaller
7
How long does Earth take to revolve once around the sun?
365 hours
365 days
a. 12 hours
24 hours
8
What is the name of the large group of stars of which our Sun is part of?
The Milky Way galaxy
The whirlpool galaxy
The solar system
the universe
9
What moon phases comes after a full moon?
cresent
gibbous
new moon
last quarter
10
Which of the following is true of the moon?
a. It changes shape.
a. It causes seasonal changes.
a. It revolves around Earth.
a. It causes day and night.
11
How are inner and outer planets different?
outer gaseous and inner rocky
outer small inner big
outer rocky inner gaseous
inner cold and outer hot
12
What moon phase comes after a cresent?
cresent
quarter
full moon
gibbous
13
Brittani concludes that the Earth rotates in a 24 hour cycle. Which evidence is there?
a. The seasons change in a 365 day cycle
a. The Sun rises in the east every morning
Star patterns in the sky aredifferent during seasons
a. The moon changes phases in a 28 daycycle
14
Balls of ice and dust in space are
asteroids
stars
comets
planets
15
What kind of energy do stars provide to objects close to the star?
light
mechanical
sound
electrical
16
What is between Mars and Jupiter?
Saturn
Kuplier Belt
Asteroid Belt
comets

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