Why is Sirius easy to identify?

It is the brightest star in the night sky.

Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Which statement about Sirius is true?

Must be very hot, large, and close to Earth

A system of millions of stars, gas, planets, and dust

Describe the characteristics of the outer planets

Made out of gas and large composition

Correct sequence of planets.

mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

Chunk of frozen matter that travels in a orbit around sun

Small rocky objects that orbit the Sun

Our galaxy is what shape?

The Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral galaxy

What way are comets and asteroids similar?

They are both found in orbit around the Sun.

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1
Why is Sirius easy to identify?
It is in the Big Dipper.
It is the dimmest star in the night sky.
It is the brightest star in the night sky.
It is the Little Dipper.
2
what are the outer planets called
big planets
big fat planets
planets
gas giants
3
Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Which statement about Sirius is true?
Sirius must be the hottest star in the sky
Must be very hot, large, and close to Earth
Sirius must be the closest star to Earth
Sirius has more energy than any other star
4
Where does the moon get its light from?
Lights from Earth
Gamma Bursts
Sun
Pulsars
5
Do inner planets or outer planets have more moons?
Outer Planets
Inner Planets
6
What does this picture show?
Nebula
Comet
Galaxy
Constellation
7
What is a galaxy?
space derbis
A system of millions of stars, gas, planets, and dust
A system of planets
solar system in a marble kept in a locker at train station
8
Why do stars appear so small?
because they are tiny
because they are big
because they are hot
because they are far
9
Which planet has the most moons?
Neptune
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
10
Describe the characteristics of the outer planets
close to the sun
Small
Few Satellites/moons
Made out of gas and large composition
11
1. Which two planets are most similar in their composition?
A. Venus and Jupiter
C. Venus and Saturn
D. Earth and Mars
B. Earth and Neptune
12
What do the inner planets have in common?
It takes longer for them to orbit the Sun.
They are made of gas.
They are rocky planets.
They are the largest.
13
Correct sequence of planets.
mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
idk
earth, saturn, mars, jupiter, mercury, venus, neptune, uranus
titan,jupiter, saturn,neptune, europa, sun, earth, mars
14
What are comets?
Chunk of frozen matter that travels in a orbit around sun
large space rock
space aliens
15
All the planets revolve around the...
Earth
Sun
Asteroids
Moon
16
What is the closest star to Earth?
north star
moon
sun
spika
17
What does a comet look like in the sky?
a group of stars
the moon
the sun
a flaming ball
18
Which best describes the milky way galaxy?
One star, and the planets that orbit it
Many planets orbiting around many stars
Many Stars, planets, gas, dust
A collection of moons
19
What are asteroids?
Planets
Large objects that orbit the Earth
Small rocky objects that orbit the Sun
20
What are the surfaces of the outer planets mostly made of?
water
rocks
minerals
gases
21
Where do we live
On mars
On all
On earth
On Saturn
22
What is a feature of the inner planets?
Nothing, they don't exist
They are large
They are rocky
They rotate very fast
23
Our galaxy is what shape?
The Milky Way Galaxy is an elliptical galaxy.
The Milky Way Galaxy is an irregular galaxy
The Milky Way Galaxy is round
The Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral galaxy
24
Gravity makes all the planets orbit the sun.
True
False
25
What way are comets and asteroids similar?
They both have a smooth, round shape
They both develop glowing tails near the Sun.
They are both found in orbit around the Sun.
They are both made of ice and rock particles

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