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Unit 4: Solar System and Stars
Unit 4: Solar System and Stars
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Why does the location of constellations in the night sky appear to change from season to season?
Revolution of Earth around the Sun
Revolution of constellations around Earth
Rotation of Earth on its axis
Rotation of constellations around Earth
2
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the OUTER PLANETS?
Made of gas
Many moons
No rings
Giant
3
Why does the Sun appear so bright?
It's hotter than the other stars
It's the largest star.
It has more gas than other stars
It's the closest star to our planet
4
Which two planets are made of gas?
Venus and Mercury
Saturn and Jupiter
Mars and Earth
Jupiter and Mars
5
What do ALL the planets in your solar system have in common?
Water exists on all planets
They are all made of rock
They are all about the same size
They all orbit the Sun
6
Our galaxy is called the ____________.
Planets
Milky Way
Astronomy
Stars
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A
telescope
is used to view faint, faraway objects to make them appear _______ and ________.
faint and farther
faint and closer
bright and farther
bright and closer
8
I'm thinking of a planet that is made of rock, has one moon and no rings. Name that planet.
Mercury
Earth
Jupiter
Venus
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Galileo Galilei improved the telescope used to view the skies.
True
False
10
An object in space that produces its own energy: heat and light.
Planet
Asteroid
Star
Moon
11
What is a constellation?
the life cycle of a star
A group of asteroids
floating comets
a pattern formed by a group of stars
12
Which is the correct order of the Planets?
Earth,Mercury,Mars,Neptune,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Venus
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
13
If the sports balls were used to create a model of the solar system, which ball would be used to represent
JUPITER
?
tennis ball
soccer ball
basketball
beach ball
14
How many planets orbit the Sun?
9
8
6
7
15
If the sports balls were used to represent a model of our solar system, which ball would represent MERCURY?
marble
ping pong ball
tennis ball
soccer ball
16
The sun is a?
asteroid
star
moon
planet
17
What planet is closest to the sun?
Uranus
Mercury
Neptune
Mars
18
A celestial body that orbits around the Sun.
meteor
star
planet
moon
19
What is considered to be a
natural
satellite
of Earth?
Pluto
Moon
Sun
Venus
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the inner planets?
Small in size
No rings
Many moons
Long days.
