5A Sci U3 Test Review

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

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

What are planets outside our solar system officially called?

• Ecoplanets

• Exoplanets

• Alien Worlds

• Exoworlds

Why is the Hubble telescope located in space?

• So it can be closer to the stars it magnifies
• They have very large optical lenses
• So its images arent distorted by Earth's atmosphere 
• So it can be operated by astronauts 

Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

What unit of measurement is used to calculate distance in our universe?

• astronomical units

• kilometers

• light years

• parsecs

Objects in the sky appear to move due to...

• Earth's rotation

• Earth's orbit around the sun (revolution)

• Earth's tilt

• Earth's rotation and revolution

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

We see different constellations in the summer than we do in winter because...

• it's hotter in the summer than in the winter

• it's too bright in the summer to see constellations

• the night time sky points in different directions in space

• we see the same constellations all year

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

Which constellation is named for the hunter from Greek mythology?

• Hercules

• Scorpius

• Orion

• Zeus

The moon ____________ the light from the Sun.

• rotates

• reflects

• revolves

• shines

Sam and his friend George were looking at the stars. Sam pointed at one star and told George it was nearer than the other stars. What evidence supports his claim?

• The star is a different color to the other stars

• The star appears brighter than the other stars

• The star twinkles more than the other stars

• The star appears smaller than the other stars