Sun ,Moon , Stars- I-Check 3

Galileo Galilei was the first scientist to use a telescope to see...

• Earth 
• a black hole
• craters and moons
• sun

Why do the stars appear to move across the sky at night? 

• The Moon revolves.
• Earth rotates on its axis.
• Earth revolves around the Sun

Why do you see different stars in winter and summer?

• Earth rotates on its axis.
• The Moon revolves around Earth.
• Earth revolves around the Sun.

How does a telescope help you see the stars better?

• it makes it dark outside
• stars appear closer and bigger
• you time travel to space
• you can see the moon

Why are big telescopes usually found on top of mountains?

• closer to the stars
•  darker and less noise
• less light and darker

Why are telescopes in space, like the Hubble Telescope,even better?

• no atmosphere
• clear view
• dark
• all of the above

Which of the following would be a good time to go outside and look at the stars near your home?

• during a full Moon
• just before sunset
• during a new Moon

Why do stars in the night sky look so small?

• stars are small
• stars are close
• stars are far away

Why does the Sun look bigger than the other stars?

• Sun is huge ball of gas
•  Sun is close to the Earth
• Sun is larger than all the planets

What can you do to see more stars at night?

• go to a well- lit parking lot far from the city
• go to the tallest building in the town
• look through a telescope at night
• take a picture with out the flash on