Sky Science Review Up Until Now

Light sources that create light for us to see are called

• light makers

• light emitters

• lamps

• light reflectors

when an object does not create their own light, they just bounce the light off of them, they are called

• light emitters

• light bouncers

• light reflectors

• the sun

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Our solar system is a part of the _____ ___ galaxy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which below are both examples of light emitters?

• Stars and comets

• Comets and asteroids

• The sun and the moon

• The sun and stars

Which below are both examples of light reflectors?

• Stars and comets

• Comets and asteroids

• The sun and the moon

• The sun and stars

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

The universe is everything we can touch, feel, sense, measure and detect.

• True

• False

Our solar system has 10 planets and 1 sun.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Our solar system has 8 planets and 1 sun.

A galaxy is a massive collection of dust, gas, and billions of stars and their solar systems that are held together by gravity. Which of the statements below is true?

• A galaxy is within a solar system.

• There are many galaxies in a solar system.

• A solar system is within a galaxy.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The sun orbits around all of the planets.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The planets orbit around the sun. The sun is the center of the solar system.

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Fill in the correct order of the planets in our solar system:

Sun, _______, _____, Earth, Mars, _______, Saturn, Uranus, _______.

Answer explanation

The correct order is:

Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1