Astronomy (part 1)

What do you call a scientist who studies objects in outer space?

• a geologist

• an astronomer

• a meteorologist

• astronomy

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which is true about the Sun?

• it is the closest star to us

• it is the biggest star

• it is hotter in the Summer

• it is about 5,000 years old

Dark spots on the SUN are called...

• hot spots

• prominences

• maria

• sunspots

What causes day & night?

• Earth is orbiting the Sun.

• Earth is rotating.

• The moon is orbiting Earth.

• The Sun is rotating.

How long does it take for Earth to ROTATE one time?

• 12 hours

• 24 hours

• 29 1/2 days

• 365 1/4 days

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Axis means...

• the measure of the distance from Earth to the Moon

• an imaginary line through the center of Earth that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole

• an imaginary line going around the middle of Earth

• the measure of the distance from Earth to the Sun

How long does it take for Earth to orbit the Sun once?

• 24 hours

• 1 day

• 365 1/4 days

• 29 1/2 days

What causes the seasons? (choose two)

• the tilt of Earth

• Earth's rotation

• the moon's orbit

• Earth's orbit

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What DID astronauts find when they traveled to the Moon?

• rocks

• dust

• water

• life

Which word means gradually becoming larger?

• waning

• eclipse

• waxing

• gibbous

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1