Chapter 9, sections 1 & 2 Science

What is a telescope?

• a tool that digs up the ground

• a tool that magnifies distant objects

• a tool that transports people to space

• a tool used for reading a newspaper

What does magnify mean?

• to make an object appear larger and brighter

• to collect radio waves from space

• to dig up an artifact

• to determine the temperature of a place

What is the nearest star to Earth?

• The moon

• Venus

• Mars

• The sun

Most planets have one or more_____ that orbit around them.

• Mars

• Venus

• Moons

• Suns

It takes the Earth one full _________ to revolve around the sun.

• day

• year

• month

• week

Between the inner planets and the outer planets is an area of pieces of rock called the ____________________.

• Inner planets

• Asteroid belt

• satellites

• Black hole

The inner planets consist of?

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune

• The Sun, Mercury, Venus & Earth

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars

• The sun, the moon, Earth, & Mars

The closest planet to the Sun. It has no water and very little air.

• Earth

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

I am a planet of red colored rocks and soil, my nick name is the "Red Planet."

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

• Venus

This planet has a thick layer of clouds and is the hottest planet.

• Mars

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth