How is the Moon's motion like Earth's motion?

The Moon orbits Earth, just like Earth orbits the Sun.

The Moon spins on its side just like other planets.

The Moon has rings around it just like another planet.

The Moon orbits the Sun, just like Earth orbits the Moon.

Which BEST describes Mercury?

It is an inner planet with very hot days and very cold nights.

It is an outer planet with rings around it.

It is an outer planet with a great red storm.

It is an inner planet with thick clouds making it hot all the time.

If a planet is described as a gas giant, where would you say it is located in our solar system?

It is in-between the asteroid belt and Pluto.

It is in-between the Sun and Pluto.

It is in-between Earth's Moon and Earth.

It is in-between the Sun and the asteroid belt.

How is a year on Mercury different from a year on Earth?

It is shorter because Mercury is closer to the Sun than Earth.

It is longer because Mercury is farther away from the Sun than Earth.

It is the same because it is Earth's twin.

Mercury does not travel around the Sun.

Venus is considered Earth's twin because...

it is the same temperature as Earth.

The nickname for Mars is the Red Planet because...

it is covered in red rocks and rusty soil.

it has a lot of red paint on it.

How is a space probe more useful than a telescope?

It can fly by or land on another planet.

It can take people to other planets.

It can magnify the planet and make it larger.

All inner planets are...

close to the Sun, small, rocky, and round.

far from the Sun and made mostly of gas.

are dwarf planets and have elliptical orbits.

Why is Jupiter's year longer than Mars's year?

It is farther away from the Sun.

How is Uranus's rotation different from Earth's rotation?

Uranus spins faster than Earth.

Which is the correct order of the outer planets?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Pluto

The Sun appears to be very large and very bright because...

it is the only star in our solar system.

it is the largest star in the universe.

All telescopes can...

magnify images of distant objects.

take pictures by collecting light.

take pictures by collecting radio waves.

make objects appear to be smaller.

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The largest object in the night sky is the _____.

stars

planets

Moon

asteroids

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Small points of light in the night sky are _____.

stars

Moon

asteroids

Earth

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A _____ can help you see details of objects in the sky.

magnifying glass

hand lens

microscope

telescope

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you make an object appear larger, you ____ it.

magnify

reduce

decrease

shrink

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What problem does a telescope solve?

touching distant objects in space

seeing distant objects in space

going to distant objects in space

hearing distant objects in space

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why is a rainy part of the world a bad place to build a telescope?

The rain will rust the metal of the telescope.

The rain will melt the mirrors of the telescope.

The clouds cover the stars at night.

The weather is too cold for telescopes to work.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why were pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope clearer than pictures taken from telescopes on Earth?

There is an artist on board the Hubble.

The Hubble Telescope is a radio telescope and collected radio waves.

The Hubble orbited Earth above Earth's atmosphere.

It was lucky.

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The largest object in the night sky is the _____.

Small points of light in the night sky are _____.

A _____ can help you see details of objects in the sky.

When you make an object appear larger, you ____ it.

What problem does a telescope solve?

Why is a rainy part of the world a bad place to build a telescope?

Why were pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope clearer than pictures taken from telescopes on Earth?

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