Big Idea 5 Earth Structures

How does a telescope help you observe objects that are far away in the sky?

• Telescopes make objects come closer.

• Telescopes make objects stop moving.

• Telescopes make objects appear bigger.

What is true about the number of stars in the sky?

• There are exactly ten million stars in the sky.

• The number of stars in the sky are easily countable.

• There are more stars in the sky than can be easily counted.

Which of the following is a beneficial property of the Sun?

• It burns our skin.

• It can overheat us.

• It allows us to see.

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How do stars appear in the night sky?

• Stars are spread evenly in the night sky.

• Stars are not spread evenly in the night sky.

• Stars are all the same distance from each other.

Which picture shows a way that the Sun is harmful?

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Look at the picture. What will happen when the boy drops the ball?

• Gravity will pull the ball to the ground.

• Gravity will keep the ball in the boy’s hands.

• Gravity will lift the ball above the boy’s head.

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Look at the picture. How does the magnifier help us observe the leaf?

• It takes a picture of the leaf so we can observe it later.

• It makes the leaf look brighter so we can see it more clearly.

• It makes the leaf appear larger so we can observe it more closely.

When you drop a feather, it falls to the ground. Why does this happen?

• Gravity pulls the feather to the ground.

• Magnets in Earth pull the feather to the ground.

• Wind in the air pushes the feather to the ground.

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Gravity only pulls on objects touching Earth.

• Yes

• No

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