Space Basics

What causes day and night?

• revolution of Earth
• rotation of Earth
• orbit of Earth
• The moon blocks the Sun

What is Earth's revolution?

• When Earth orbits around the Sun

• When Earth bounces

• When the Sun spins around the Earth

• When the Earth spins on it's axis

What do the planets orbit in our Solar System?

• Each other
• The Moon
• The Earth
• The Sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the Sun?

• A Galaxy

• A Moon

• A Planet

• A Star

How many planets are in our solar system?

• 7
• 9
• 8
• 10

The Sun, eight planets, and thousands of asteroids make up the

• outer planets

• inner planets

• solar system

• light years

What tool would you use to study stars and space?

• microscope
• oscilloscope
• telescope
• nanoscope

Which of the following is true?

• Earth is the center of the Solar System

• The Sun orbits the Earth

• Gravity exists only on Earth

• The Sun is the center of the Solar System

Stars are made of what?

• rock

• gas and plasma

• ice

• fire

Why does the Sun appear to be the largest star in the sky?

• It is far away

• It is very big

• It is the closest star to earth

• It is a planet