Night Sky

1. Name two differences between stars and planets.

• A. Stars shine, planets do not.

• B. Stars orbit the sun, planets do not move.

• C. Planets orbit the sun, stars do not move.

• D. Planets are far away from us, stars are up close.

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2. Why does the moon "appear" to change shape in the night sky?

• A. The Earth's light reflects light onto the moon.

• B. The moon reflects the Sun's light as it orbits around the Earth.

• C. The moon rotates.

• D. Earth orbits around the Sun.

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3. Why do we have seasons?

• A. The Earth's rotation and tilt on its axis.

• B. The Earth tilts on its axis as it orbits the Sun.

• C. The distance from the Sun.

• D. The Earth rotates as it orbits the Sun.

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4. How long does it take for a complete cycle of moon phases to occur? (1 orbit around the Earth)

• A. 365 days

• B. about 1 month

• C. 24 hours

• D. 15 days

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5. Why does the Sun appear larger and brighter as seen from Earth than the other stars?

• A. Because the Sun is closer to Earth than any other star.

• B. Because the Sun is the largest star in our solar system.

• C. Because the Sun is the brightest star.

• D. The Sun.

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6. Why does the Earth have day and night?

• A. Earth's orbit

• B. Earth's rotation

• C. Sun's rotation

• D. Moon's orbit

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7. The Hubble Space telescope can

• A. Take pictures of distant objects in the night sky

• B. Observe the sky without interference with the atmosphere

• C. Show scientists things they can't see from Earth

• All of the above

8. When the Earth is between the moon and the sun, what moon phase can be seen?

• A. Full Moon

• B. 1st Quarter Moon

• C. New Moon

• D. Waning Gibbous

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9. How do telescopes help scientists study the night sky?

• A. Telescopes make objects appear closer than they are.

• B. Telescopes make objects appear farther away.

• C. Telescopes make images look darker.

• D. Telescopes do not help at all.

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10. Why do stars look like small points of light in the night sky?

• A. Stars are very small

• B. Stars are so far away

• c. Star's light has not yet reached the Earth

• Because we can only see part of the universe