Earth in Space - Lessons 1-2

What do we call a pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure, animal, or object?

• satellite

• meteor

• constellation

• comet

This is an object that orbits a star, is large enough to have been rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.

• satellite

• planet

• comet

• meteor

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This is an object that orbits a planet. It can be artificial or natural. The moon is an example of this.

• satellite

• star

• meteor

• comet

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A planet...

• orbits a star

• is large enough to have been rounded by its own gravity

• has cleared the area of its orbit

• all of the above

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit is a ...

• planet

• meteor

• comet

• constellation

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere is a ...

• comet

• planet

• meteor

• constellation

Why do constellations and star patterns that we see, vary from season to season?

• The stars move daily.

• Our view of the stars changes as Earth rotates.

• Our view of the starts changes as Earth revolves around the sun.

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Objects in the sky appear to move due to...

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit around the sun (revolution)

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's rotation and revolution

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Our seasons depend on...

• Earth's atmosphere

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's revolution

• All of the above.

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When the sun is at a higher angle,

• the solar radiation is less intense

• the rays must pass through more of the atmosphere, so they are not as strong

• the solar radiation is more intense

• it is usually the winter season

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