Why does the sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

It is the closest star to earth

a light year is the distance

humans can travel in one year in space

Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...

Medium size with medium temperature

Small with a medium temperature

What does NASA stand for?

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

New Administration of Special Aircraft

North American Satellite Applications

Neutral Assignments for Specialized Adventurers

What did Copernicus discover?

The Sun is at the center of the Solar System

The Earth is at the center of the Solar System

The Moon is at the center of the Solar System

There is a black hole in the center of the Solar System

Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto

Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune Mercury, Uranus

What do we use astronomical units to measure?

How far our solar system is from others in our galaxy.

The distances between galaxies.

The distance from one side of the universe to the other.

Why do we use light years and astronomical units to measure distances in space?

Space is too vast to use traditional units, like km.

Scientists want to sound smart.

Hubble discovered these units and wanted to use them.

Space is too small to use km, it wouldn't make sense.

Which of the following scenarios should be using astronomical units?

distance from Mercury to Saturn

If an object is 7.4 light years away from Earth, what does this tell you?

Traveling at the speed of light takes 7.4 yrs to get here.

It would take 7.4 minutes for the light to get to Earth.

The object is very close to Earth.

What is a solar system?

the planets, moons and other bodies that orbit the sun

When a galaxy orbits another galaxy.

Planets and the moons that orbit them.

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30 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

night and day

constellations

Earth's seasons

the phases of the moon

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

365 days

365 hours

28 days

24 hours

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The _________ of a constellation changes during the night.

position in the sky

shape

name

distance

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What galaxy do we live in?

Black Hole

Milky Way

Milk Dud

Three Musketeers

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Asteroids are composed mostly of _________.

ice

dirt

rock

gas

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The measure of how much matter an object has is called

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weight

volume

density

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