Astronomy Test-Part 1

What is a constellation?

• A shooting star

• A group of visible stars that form a pattern

• A giant star

• A planet

Constellations and stars appear to move across the sky ...

• and they do move across the sky

• but they do not really exist

• but it is actually the Earth is moving

• but they are shooting stars

Which planets are known as the inner planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Which planets are the outer planets?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

• Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth

The inner and outer planets are separated by ...

• The sun

• The stars

• The moon

• The Asteroid Belt

The inner planets are composed of ...

• Air

• Rocks

• Gas

• Sunlight

The outer planets are composed of ...

• Air

• Rock

• Gas

• Stars

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Planets can have ...

• A moon

• No moons

• Multiple Moons

• All answer choices

Rotation is

• the time it takes for the earth to travel around the sun
• the time it takes for the earth to spin on its axis
• the time it takes for the moon to orbit the earth
• the time it takes for the moon to orbit the sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The reason for seasons  

• is the rotation of the earth on its axis
• is because the moon has phases
• is the earth is tilted on its axis

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1