Earth's Place In The Universe-ESS Week 8

What causes different seasons on different parts of the Earth?

• Tilt

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Magnetism

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What is the movement of a planet around the sun called?

• Tilt

• Gravity

• Rotation

• Orbit

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What are huge, colorful clouds of gas and dust in outer space called?

• Binary Stars

• Nebulae

• Asteroids

• Galaxies

Which of the following would not use a GPS device to find directions?

• Hikers

• The Army

• Cars

• Trains

When you jump, you always come back down to Earth. What causes that?

• Orbit

• Tilt

• Gravity

• Rotation

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What is a huge system containing billions of stars called?

• Galaxy

• Nebulae

• Light years

• Constellation

What do scientists use to listen for signs of life that some people believe might exist on distant planets?

• Global positioning systems

• Sextants

• Radio telescopes

• The Hubble Space telescope

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What do scientists use to help measure a star or planet's distance from Earth?

• A radio telescope

• A long measuring tape

• The Earth's tilt

• The parallel effect

How are the people on Earth and the objects in the universe alike? Select the 3 answers.

• Different sizes

• Different eye color

• Different weights

• Different ages

• Different hair color

How has finding our way over time changed from centuries ago?

• Sailors used the sextant to measure angles

• People used the North Star

• People used their horses to help with directions

• Men used their watches to find their way around