Space Science Unit 3 Test

Why don’t we see the sun at night?

• The sun has moved to the other side of Earth.

• Our part of Earth has turned away from the sun.

• Earth stops rotating at night and takes a rest.

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Why do some constellations change position in the night sky during the year?

• The sun outshines the stars.

• The moon has phases.

• Earth moves through space.

The moon is not a planet because it ______.

• orbits Earth instead of the sun

• makes its own light

• is too large to be a planet

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As the moon changes phases, it ______.

• makes its own light

• moves faster

• seems to change shape

  .

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During an eclipse, we can’t see the sun.

• True

• False

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A constellation is a group of stars and moons.

• True

• False

The Big Dipper is a ______.

• moon

• star

• planet

• constellation

It takes Earth 24 hours to complete ______.

• rotation

• eclipse

• phase

• reflects

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The moon ______ light.

• eclipse

• reflects

• star

• rotate

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A large object that orbits the sun is called a ______.

• planet

• moon

• phase

• rotate

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