PES End of Unit Review / Corrections

Multiple Choice

True or False
The planets are all equally distanced from each other.

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

What must be done with the Progress Reports?

• They must be signed by the teacher

• They must be signed by the parent/guardian

• They must be submitted online

• They must be kept at home

Multiple Select

What qualities are recognized in the Scientists of the Month?

• Love

• Curiosity

• Grit

• Excellence

Multiple Choice

Which star in the diagram is the closest star to Earth?

• Mintaka

• Alnilam

• Alnitak

• They are all the same distance from Earth

Multiple Choice

How many stars are in our solar system?

• Three

• A million

• One the sun!

• There are no stars in our solar system

Multiple Choice

Why does the sun look bigger and brighter than all other stars in the sky?

• The sun is closer to Earth than other stars.

• The sun is bigger than other stars.

• The sun is smaller than other stars.

• The sun is the farthest star from Earth.

Multiple Choice

What do Sam and Kasie use to represent Sirius and the Sun in their demonstration?

• A basketball and a tennis ball

• A softball and a baseball

• A football and a golf ball

• A volleyball and a ping pong ball

Multiple Choice

Which answer describes a possible outcome for this demonstration?

• The softball now appears bigger than it originally did

• The baseball now has more weight than the softball

• The softball now appears smaller than it originally did

• The baseball now appears smaller than the softball

Poll

Do you agree or disagree; stars look so small because they are small.

• Agree

• Disagree

Multiple Choice

Based on the model, why do some stars appear to be smaller when we view them from Earth?

• Because stars are actually really small compared to the sun.

• Because stars are very far away from Earth compared to the sun.

Multiple Choice

Sam takes the softball and moves 15 large steps backward away from the class, so that Kasie, holding the baseball, is closer to the class. Which answer describes a possible outcome for this demonstration?

• The softball now appears bigger than it originally did

• The baseball now has more weight than the softball

• The softball now appears smaller than it originally did

• The baseball now appears smaller than the softball

Multiple Choice

Touch the SMALL shirt.

Multiple Choice

How can you make the baseball look smaller?

• move it closer
• move it further away
• it's not possible

Multiple Choice

Why does the moon appear bigger than the planets and stars?

• The lack of atmosphere on the moon makes it look bigger.
  
• In reality, the moon is much bigger than the planets and stars.
• The planets and stars are farther away.
  
• The moon's gravity makes it look bigger.
  

Open Ended

Why does the daytime artifact only show the sun in the sky, but not other stars? (Why don’t we see a lot of stars in the daytime?)

Claim: We don't see the other stars in the artifact, but only the sun because

Open Ended

Why does the daytime section of the artifact show only the sun in the sky, but not other stars?

Evidence: In our simulation/ book ....

Multiple Choice

What is the reason we don’t see a lot of stars in the daytime?

• The sun is too bright

• The stars are not visible

• The atmosphere blocks them

• They are too far away