What is an object in the sky that gives off its own light?

• cloud

• moon

• star

What is a large ball of rock that does not give off its own light?

• cloud

• moon

• star

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a dark place made where an object blocks light?

• a moon

• a phase

• a shadow

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

How can a telescope help you make observations?

• It removes dark clouds.

• It makes stars look smaller.

• It magnifies things in the sky.

How many stars are in the nighttime sky?

• about 100

• fewer than 100

• more than we can easily count

Where can we see the moon?

• only in the day sky

• only in the night sky

• in both the day sky and the night sky

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a phase of the moon?

• the shape of the moon we see

• the side of the moon that faces Earth

• the time when we can not see the moon from Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the sun?

• a large ball of rock

• the star closest to Earth

• a sphere that does not give off its own light

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Identify a feature of the daytime sky.

• You can see the sun and sometimes see the moon.

• You can see the sun and many stars.

• You can see many stars and the moon.

The sun seems to move across the sky. What is really happening?

• The sun is moving around Earth.

• Earth is changing places with the sun.

• Earth is turning.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1