Solar System Review

On a clear night in the summer, Luke identified the constellation Scorpius in the

 sky. When he went start gazing five months later, she could not find Scorpius, but

 could see Gemini instead. Why?

• Earth revolved so it was facing a different part of the universe at night.

• The moon revolved so it was facing a different part of the universe at night.

• The moon was blocking Scorpius in the sky.

• The stars in Scorpius moved.

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The color of a star can tell us about its ________________________.

• size

• distance

• temperature

• brightness

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Gravitational attraction between objects depends on 2 things: the masses of the objects and   

     _________________________________________.

• Its brightness                                                     

• the speed of the objects

• Tilt on its axis                                                      

• the distance between the objects

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______________________ is the study of objects in space and their characteristics.

• Biology

• Paleontology      

• Astronomy     

• Planetology   

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The 4 inner planets are the farthest from the sun.

• True

• False

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It takes about 1 month for the moon to complete all of its phases before the cycle repeats.  

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Pluto was once called a planet. In 2006 it was reclassified with other nearly round

       bodies whose orbits cross the orbits of other bodies. Which of the terms describes Pluto?

• meteor

• comet

• dwarf planet

• asteroid

Which body has a structure of rocky layers and an atmosphere of mainly nitrogen

       and oxygen?

• asteroid

• Earth

• moon

• sun

A/an ________________ is an imaginary line that goes through the center of a planet.

• elliptical

• axis

• rotation

• asteroid belt

Galaxies are classified by their _______________.

• distance from the sun

• number of stars

• size

• shape