Galactic Guidebook Quiz

The Sun is at the center of the Solar System. Which of the following best describes the Sun?

• A star

• A planet

• A satellite

• Aa comet

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

The stars in a constellation are close together

• True

• False

Though stars appear very small, they are actually very big.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Nights in the summer are always longer than nights in the winter.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The moon orbits the Earth approximately once a month.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do shadow lengths change during the day?

• The Sun is moving over the sky.

• The Earth is moving around the Sun.

• The Earth is spinning on its axis.

• The light from the Sun grow dimmer as the day goes on.

Look at the diagram. It shows four possible models of how we see the stars. Which model shows this correctly?

• Model 1

• Model 2

• Model 3

• Model 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why can we only see the stars at night?

• The light from the sun is too bright in the daytime.

• The stars only shine at night.

• The stars go below the horizon in the daytime.

• The stars are on the other side of the Sun.

Some stars are closer to the Earth than others

• True

• False

The Sun is too big to be a star

• True

• False