Unit 7 Chapters 1 and 7 Review

CKLA Unit 7 Astronomy

Unit Assessment

Apollo 11 mission

Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins were on the Apollo 11 mission which successfully landed on the moon for the 1st time in history.

The Space Shuttle

It launched satellites and served as an orbiting science laboratory. Its crews repaired and improved other spacecraft, such as the Hubble Space Telescope. The shuttle also flew missions for the military. On its later missions, the space shuttle was mostly used to work on the International Space Station

The Moon

• Earth's only natural satellite

• Made of rock and metal

• Has multiple phases

• Does not give off its own light

International Space Station (ISS)

The International Space Station is a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth. It serves as a home where crews of astronauts and cosmonauts live. The space station is also a unique science laboratory. Several nations worked together to build and use the space station.

Chapter 1: The Sun, Earth, and Our Solar System

pages 2-7

What’s In Our

Universe?

Multiple Choice

How many constellations can be seen in the night sky?

• 40 constellations can be seen in the night sky.

• 64 constellations can be seen in the night sky.

• 88 constellations can be seen in the night sky.

• 48 constellations can be seen in the night sky.

Multiple Choice

What PAGE helped you to know the answer to the question: How many constellations can be seen in the night sky?

• 42

• 43

• 44

Multiple Choice

Why might the stars in constellations look brighter than other stars?

• The stars look brighter because they are closer to the Earth.

• The stars look brighter because they are reflecting light of other stars.

• The stars look brighter because they are hotter than other stars.

• Both A and C

Multiple Choice

What is another name for the constellation Ursa Major?

• Big Bear

• Little Bear

• The Ladle

• Big Dipper

Multiple Choice

What PAGE from the reader helped you to know the answer to the question:

What is another name for the constellation Ursa Major?

• 44

• 45

• 46

Multiple Choice

What group of stars is within the constellation Ursa Major?

• The Little Dipper is within the constellation Ursa Major.

• The Big Dipper is within the constellation Ursa Major.

• Ursa Minor is within the constellation Ursa Major.

• Polaris is within the constellation Ursa Major.

Multiple Choice

What PAGE from the reader helped you to know the answer to the question:

What group of stars is within the constellation Ursa Major?

• 45

• 46

• 47

Multiple Choice

Why is Polaris different from other stars in the sky?

• It is part of the Big Dipper.

• It never stays in the same place.

• It is not really a star.

• It stays in the same place all year.

Multiple Choice

What PAGE from the reader helped you to know the answer for the question:

Why is Polaris different from other stars in the sky?

• 46

• 47

• 48

Multiple Choice

What does the text on page 48 say is FIRST step to find Polaris?

• Look for the Big Dipper.

• Find the two “pointer” stars at the edge of the Big Dipper’s scoop.

• Pretend there is a long arrow pointing the same way as the pointer stars.