Night Sky
Telescopes
Stars
Constellations
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What is a dust particle that enters the Earth's atmosphere?
Meteor
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What type of telescope uses mirrors to magnify and focus light?
A reflecting Telescope
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What is the name of the North Star?
Polaris
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Is the Big Dipper part of a constellation called Ursa Major?
True, it is.
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Is it true that Polaris is motionless to us because it lies directly above the "South Pole?"
No, that is not true. Polaris is the "North Star."
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What is the imaginary rod that stretches through Earth between the North and South Poles called?
The axis.
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Which type of telescope uses lenses to magnify and focus light?
Refracting Telescope
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What is a huge globe of hot gases that shines by its own light?
A star
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Is the constellation Orion in the same place in the night sky no matter what the season?
No it is not.
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Does the Earth have seasons because different hemispheres tilt toward or away from the Sun at different times of the year?
Yes, the Earth has seasons because different hemispheres tilt toward or away from the Sun at different times of the year.
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What is one complete circular orbit by Earth around the Sun called?
A revolution
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What are the largest telescopes in the world (what kind)?
Reflecting Telescope
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Is a shooting star actually a comet? yes or no?
False, a shooting star is NOT a large comet.
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The term planet comes from a Greek word for "star" or the wandering star. Is this true or false?
It is true. The Greek term asters planetai means "wandering stars"
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What do you call material that remains when a meteor falls to Earth?
A meteorite.
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What is the spinning of the Earth on its axis called?
It is called rotation.
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Galileo Galilei used which type of telescope?
Refracting Telescope
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The object known as the "morning star" is really the planet called?
Venus
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What do you call a large object that circles a star and does not produce light of its own?
A planet
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How long does one of Earth's revolutions take?
About 365 days.
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What type of telescope did Sir Isaac Newton design?
Reflecting Telescope
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Why are the largest telescopes in the world reflecting telescopes?
Because large mirrors are easier to build than large lenses.
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Earth's rotation makes the _________ appear to move across the night's sky?
stars
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What do you call a group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky?
It is called a constellation.
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Where is the Hubble Space Telescope positioned?
It is in orbit around the Earth.
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