Observable Patterns in the Sky (4.4)

Which is bigger: the sun or the earth?

• The sun

• The earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

If you hold your thumb up just right, it can cover the size of the sun. This proves that the sun is smaller than your thumb.

• True

• False

Our sun is larger than all other stars.

• True

• False

Why does the sun look larger to us than other stars?

• It is much larger than all other stars.

• Its gases make it appear larger.

• It is closer to the earth than other stars in the universe.

How close is the sun to the earth?

• 100 miles

• 148,000 miles

• 93 million miles

Light from the sun takes 8 minutes to reach our eyes. The second-nearest star to us is Proxima Centauri. How long might it take light from Proxima Centauri to reach our eyes?

• 2 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 4 years

The sun provides us with: (Click all that are true):

• light

• candy

• heat

• darkness

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

True or False: The Earth rotates on its axis.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

True or False: The Earth revolves around the sun.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Pretend this orange with a pencil stuck through it is the Earth on its axis. If you hold the pencil in your fingers, you can spin the orange around. If we are where the red "X" is on the orange right now, it is _________________.

• Nighttime

• Daytime

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1