Unit 3 Earth & Space Test

Which of the following stars would appear brightest from Earth?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Throughout the year, you can see different constellations during different seasons. Why does this happen?

• Earth rotates every 24 hours.

• Earth revolves around the sun every 365 days.

• The constellations move through the sky.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

______ are spheres of hot gas that give off heat and light.

• Planets

• White dwarfs

• 4.3 light-years

• Stars

Larger, round objects in space that orbit a star are called_________________________.

• planets

• constellations

• stars

• meteorites

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What unit do scientists use to measure distances in space?

• kilometers

• gigameters

• light-years

• centimeters

Planets in our solar system orbit the _____________.

• Sun

• Earth

• Milky Way Galaxy

• Asteroid Belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A mixture of frozen ice, dust, and rock that has a gas halo and orbits the Sun is a ____________________.

• star

• planet

• moon

• comet

What affects the apparent brightness of stars?

• the size of the star and its distance from Earth

• the shape of the star and it's distance from Earth

• only the shape of the star

• only the star's distance from Earth

The stars in the night sky appear to change position because of Earth's revolution and __________________.

• rotation

• tilt

A chunk of rock from space that travels through Earth's atmosphere is called a ______. (It doesn't strike Earth.)

• meteorite

• meteor

• asteroid

• comet