Sun, stars, galaxies

The _____________ is the closest star to the Earth.

• North Star

• moon

• Sun

• blue star

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

All objects are attracted to each other by the force of 

• weight 
• inertia
• mass
• gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A cold mixture of ice and dust that gives a long trail as it gets closer to the sun is a 

• meteor 
• meteorite
• asteroid
• comet

The phase of the moon you see depends on

• where you are on Earth's surface
• how much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth
• if the moon is making its own light
• whether or not an eclipse is occurring.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

When are there equal days and nights?

• solstice
• equinox
• summer
• winter

The main elements in stars are

• carbon and nitrogen

• oxygen and nitrogen

• helium and hydrogen

• calcium and iron

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

Constellations appear to move across the night sky because _________________ 

• Earth's Rotation
• Earth's Revolution
• Gravity
• They are actually moving

The color a star shines is determined by its _________________.

• Temperature
• Distance From Earth
• Position in the Solar System
• Brightness

........... is the closest planet to the sun.

• Venus

• Earth

• Mercury

• Mars

The name of our galaxy is the

• Andromeda
• Milky Way
• Magellan
• Whirlpool

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2