Gas, dust, and stars
Pam is writing a report about the Sun and stars. Which statement below is true?
A. The Sun is the same size as all other stars.
B. All stars are the same brightness.
C. The Sun is the star that is closest to Earth.
D. Stars closer to Earth are brighter than stars farther away.
C. The Sun is the star that is closest to Earth.
About how long will it be before you see another full moon?
A. two months
B. two weeks
C. a year
D. a month
D. a month
How many days does it take Earth to make a revolution around the Sun?
A. 365
B. 30
C. 7
D. 1
A. 365
Joe observed stars in the sky. Which of his observations is an opinion?
A. Some stars appear brighter than others.
B. Some stars are much larger than the Sun.
C. Stars give off light energy.
D. Stars are prettier in the winter.
D. Stars are prettier in the winter.
Why don’t stars that are larger than the Sun completely light up the Earth’s sky?
A. These stars don’t give off as much light as the Sun.
B. These stars are hotter than the Sun.
C. These stars are farther away from Earth than the Sun is.
D. These stars have less mass than the Sun.
C. These stars are farther away from Earth than the Sun is.
Which statement correctly describes moons?
A. small bodies made of frozen gas, ice, dust, and rock.
B. spheres of gas that have strong gravitational pull.
C. naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.
D. very small objects made of mostly dust and metal that orbit the Sun.
C. naturally occurring satellites that orbit planets.
What causes us to see only certain patterns of stars during certain times of the year?
A. the Sun’s rotation
B. the Sun’s revolution
C. the Earth’s rotation
D. the Earth’s revolution
D. the Earth’s revolution
Which statement is a fact?
A. I think the flag is pretty.
B. The flag is really cool.
C. I think the flag weighs more than a tv.
D. The flag represents the United States of America.
D. The flag represents the United States of America.
When comparing inner planets to outer planets, what is the biggest difference?
A. Inner rotate on an axis, outer do not.
B. Inner are solid, while outer are mostly made of gas.
C. Inner do not have moons, outer do.
D. Inner take longer to revolve around the Sun, while outer take less time.
B. Inner are solid, while outer are mostly made of gas.
Miss Gallo’s students are observing the Moon and making drawings of how it looks each night. How long will it take the class to draw all of the Moon’s phases?
A. about one week
B. about three weeks
C. about two weeks
D. about one month
D. about one month
How long does it take Earth to complete one full rotation on its axis?
A. one day
B. one week
C. one month
D. one year
A. one day
What is Riyah doing when she looks at objects using her telescope?
A. making conclusions
B. experimenting
C. making observations
D. predicting
C. making observations
In what way are asteroids different from comets?
A. Asteroids are smooth and round, comets are lumpy shapes.
B. Asteroids revolve around planets, comets revolve around the Sun.
C. Asteroids are rocky, comets are made of ice and dust.
C. Asteroids are rocky, comets are made of ice and dust.
Why does the moon glow?
A. Because sunlight reflects off the moon's surface.
B. Because the moon absorbs sunlight.
C. Because the moon makes its own sunlight.
D. Because sunlight refracts off the moon's surface.
A. Because sunlight reflects off the moon's surface.
Which of the following describes one way that Neptune and Earth are different?
A. Neptune has a moon, but Earth does not.
B. Earth has rings, but Neptune does not.
C. Neptune is closer to the sun than Earth.
D. Earth is an inner planet and Neptune is an outer planet.
D. Earth is an inner planet and Neptune is an outer planet.
How do you know your evidence is not just an opinion?
A. Because you observed it with your 5 senses.
B. Because you asked a second person.
C. Because the same information could be observed by others conducting the same observation.
D. Because the observation lasted for long enough amount of time.
C. Because the same information could be observed by others conducting the same observation.