What features makes it easy to identify a spiral galaxy?

Its arms rotate around a center point

Why don't we see the same constellations in the night sky all the time?

The Earth is revolving around the sun

From Earth what do you see in the night sky when there is a full moon?

all of the near side of the moon reflecting the sun's light

The Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun

Put in order our place in the universe from most specific to least specific.

Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Universe

What ways does the Earth move in space?

The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun

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1
What features makes it easy to identify a spiral galaxy?
its oval shape
Its arms rotate around a center point
it has an irregular shape
it has lots of old stars very little space dust
2
What phase of the moon is shown in that picture?
new moon
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
full moon
3
Why don't we see the same constellations in the night sky all the time?
The Earth is revolving around the sun
The constellations are moving through space
The galaxy is rotating on its axis.
The Earth is rotating on its axis
4
What happens when the Earth rotates on its axis?
day and night
seasons
a lunar month
a year
5
How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
29 days
365 days
24 hours
8 days
6
From Earth what do you see in the night sky when there is a full moon?
nothing
a sliver of the moon reflecting light from the sun
half of the moon reflecting light from the sun
all of the near side of the moon reflecting the sun's light
7
What happens when Earth revolves or orbits the sun?
a solar eclipse
one year
day and night
a lunar month
8
What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?
crescent moon
full moon
new moon
first quarter
9
How many Earth's could fit into the sun?
1 billion
1 thousand
1 million
75 million
10
What causes seasons?
The Earth's tilt as it rotates on its axis
The Sun's orbit around the solar system
The Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun
the moon's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the Earth
11
Which planet has a big storm raging on it of centuries?
Mars
Jupiter
Uranus
Saturn
12
From Earth what do you see in the night sky when there is a new moon?
all of the near side of the moon reflecting the sun's light
half of the moon reflecting the sun's light
a sliver of the moon reflecting the sun's light
nothing
13
Put in order our place in the universe from most specific to least specific.
Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Universe
Universe, Milky Way, Solar System, Earth
Solar System, Earth, Milky Way, Universe
Milky Way, Universe, Earth, Solar System
14
What is a comet made of?
super heated gases
rock and iron
rock, dust, and ice
gas and dust
15
Which of the following is not a planet?
Earth
Pluto
Mars
Saturn
16
Why does everything in our solar system orbit the sun?
the sun's gravitational force
the black hole at the center of the galaxy
the gas giants
inertia
17
What physical change happens to a comet when it passes near the sun?
melting
evaporation
sublimation
condensation
18
What separates the inner and outer planets?
The Asteroid Belt
Orion's Belt
The Oort Cloud
The Kuiper Belt
19
What do ALL things in our solar system have in common?
They are ALL made of rock
They are ALL very huge
They ALL orbit the sun
They ALL have moons orbiting them
20
What ways does the Earth move in space?
The Earth revolves on its axis and rotates around the moon
The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the moon
The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun
The Earth revolves on its axis and rotates around the sun

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