EARTH'S MOVEMENT IN SPACE

How are the stars in a constellation related?

• All are equally bright

• All are an equal distance from Earth

• They form a pattern in the sky

• They are close to one another in space

The Sun, Earth, seven other planets and smaller bodies make up our

• Constellation

• Solar system

• Universe

• Galaxy

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The color of a star indicates its

• Size

• Surface temperature

• Stage of life cycle

• Age

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All stars are spheres of super-hot gas, so astronomers must use specific properties to differentiate stars. Which of these properties are used to classify stars? Choose the four properties that apply.

• Color, temperature, size and absolute brightness

• Color, temperature, shape and absolute brightness

• Color, shape, size and absolute brightness

• shape, temperature, size and absolute brightness

Tamako knows that objects in our solar system revolve around one star called the sun. She was surprised to learn that there are star systems that have two stars. Help her to recall the name of this type of star system.

• open cluster

• spiral

• binary

• irregular

Enrique learns that the universe is a mysterious and complex collection of objects while reading Carl Sagan’s novel Cosmos. He arranges the objects in the universe by size to better understand the vastness of the universe. Number the hierarchy of the universe into the correct order. Which answer represents the smallest object to the largest object.

• star, star system, galaxy, star cluster

• universe, star cluster, star, star system

• star, star system, galaxy, universe

• star, star cluster, star system, galaxy

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Marcus learned that the solar system contains many objects in addition to the planets and the sun. Which of the following is the smallest object?

• Asteroids

• comets

• moons

• meteoroids

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At the observatory, Marcus looked through a telescope and observed an object that looked like a white ball with a long tail. What object did he see?

• Asteroid

• comet

• planet

• moon

Marcus learned that the eight planets in our solar system are grouped into inner and outer planets according to their distances from the sun. They also have shared characteristics. For example, the outer planets are larger than the inner planets. Based on their characteristics, which of the following are outer planets?

• Jupiter, Mars, Uranus

• Neptune, Venus, Jupiter

• Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus

• Venus, Mercury, Mars

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Since ancient times, people have been fascinated with the night sky. The night sky came alive with bright objects that hinted at other worlds, but they were difficult to study with the naked eye. What instrument did scientists invent to study the different objects in the night sky?

• Microscope

• observatory

• telescope

• electromagnetic radiation