The Solar System and Beyond 5th Grade

The Moon is Earth's natural satellite.

• True

• False

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The Sun is not a star.

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• False

White dwarfs are the largest stars.

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• False

We do not feel Earth moving because we move with Earth as it rotates.

• True

• False

The Moon has a thick atmosphere made mostly of nitrogen.

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• False

Tides, eclipses, and phases happen because of the Moon's revolution around Earth.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

On the Moon, craters are formed when space objects hit the surface.

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• False

When the Moon is three-quarters of the way around Earth, its phase is called a half moon.

• True

• False

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The Moon is always changing shape.

• True

• False

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Polaris is also known as the North Star.

• True

• False