Chapter 1- Amplify-Earth and Sky Test Review

True or False. The closer an object is to you, the smaller it will appear.

• True

• False

The further an object moves from you, the object appears to get _______________.

• bigger

• the same

• what object

• smaller

The ___________ is the closest star to us on Earth.

• Sirius

• Vega

• Betelgeuse

• Sun

What is a group of stars called?

• Orion

• constellations

• galaxy

• planet

Stars in the night time sky appear like tiny dots because __________

• they are very small.

• they are moving so fast.

• they are very away from us.

• the Sun absorbs the light of the stars.

The sun is the brightest star because it is the biggest star.

• True

• False

A __________ is someone who studies the stars, planets, and other objects in the universe.

• geologist

• teacher

• astronomer

• pilot

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

____________ is observations or measurements recorded in an investigation (usually numbers).

• data

• explanation

• model

• star

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

___________ supports an answer to a question.

• Evidence

• Star

• Visualize

• Ivestigation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The _________ is the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun.

• constellations

• solar system

• sun

• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2