The stars and moon

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

It is a picture in the night sky made by stars.

• moon

• constellation

• comets

Which of the following is the big dipper?

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What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• crescent moon

• full moon

• quarter moon

• new moon

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Which phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• quarter moon

• gibbous moon

• new moon

• crescent moon

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What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

• crescent moon

• full moon

• quarter moon

• new moon

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Each shape of the Moon we see during one month is called a ____________.

• Star

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Phase

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What are stars made of?

• Fire and lava

• Boiling red water

• Hot dust and pieces of other planets

• Hot, glowing gases

Why do most stars look like tiny specks of light?

• They are very close together.

• They are very small.

• They are very far away.

• There are many of them.