The Ever Changing Sky

What is the relationship between ALL of the paragraphs in the selection?

• The paragraphs tell all of the different professions involved in space reseach.

• The paragraphs describe the Earth and all of the objects that orbit it within the night sky.

• The paragraphs describe the main objects that appear in the night sky and how they change throughout their cycles.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

How are paragraphs 3 and 4 similar?

• They both describe the stars that appear in the night sky

• They both inform the reader about the moons within our solar system.

• They both describe the movement and appearance of the moon.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

Based on paragraph 1, how does the author help the reader understand the importance of the objects in the sky?

• By explaining the phases of the moon.

• By describing the most common objects in the sky and how they are always changing.

• By giving examples of astronomers and astronauts who have studied space.

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CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Which sentence explains the effect of the moon's orbit around the Earth?

• "The portion of the moon we, here on Earth, see changes over this period of about four weeks as the moon's position around the Earth changes."

• "The Earth does not revolve around the moon."

• "The moonlight we see at night is the moon's reflection of sunlight onto Earth."

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3