Earth in Space - Lessons 1-2

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5th Grade
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Katherine Ricevuto
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do we call a pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure, animal, or object?
satellite
meteor
constellation
comet
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit is a ...
planet
meteor
comet
constellation
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere is a ...
comet
planet
meteor
constellation
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
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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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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