Beginnings of space

The sun and everything that revolves around it.

• solar system
• galaxy
• universe
• rotation

The star at the center of our solar system.

• Sun
• moon
• orbit
• axis

What causes Earth's seasons?

• the tilt of Earth's axis
• Earth's rotation
• the revolution of the Moon
• Earth's distance from the Sun

Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.

• Constellations
• Nebulas
• orbits
• systems

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• 28 days
• 24 days

It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

• 365 days
• 365 hours
• 28 days
• 24 hours

A large body made of gas or rock that orbits around a star.

• planet
• moon
• star
• super nova

A tool used to make distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.

• telescope
• planet
• moon
• microscope

The _________ of a constellation changes during the night.

• position in the sky
• shape
• name 
• distance

How long is Earth's rotation?

• one day
• one year
• one decade
• one hour