Astronomy

What is a star?

• a five-pointed object

• a ball of burning gases that gives off light and heat

• a rocky object that moves in space and reflects light from the sun

• another word for a comet

Why does the Sun appear to be larger and brighter than other stars?

• Other stars are very small

• The atmosphere acts like a telescope, making the Sun look closer

• The sun is much closer to Earth than other stars

• the moon reflects light on the Sun, making it look brighter

The moon rises in the...

• north

• south

• east

• west

Stars rise in the....

• north

• south

• east

• west

Constellations rise in the...

• north

• south

• east

• west

The sun rises in the.....

• north

• south

• east

• west

Which of the planets listed below is a gas giant planet?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mercury

The sun, moon, and stars all appear to move across the sky because...

• Earth rotates on an axis

• the Sun, moon, and stars travel around the Earth once each day

• Earth revolves around the Sun

• it takes 365 days for Earth to make one trip around the Sun

A shadow is....

• a dark reflection of an object made by the Sun

• an outline of an object made by light

• part of an object, which you see only when light shines on the part

• a dark area made when light is blocked by an object

How long does it take the Moon to orbit Earth?

• about 1 day

• about 1 week

• about 1 month

• about 1 year