Earth, Moon, & Sun Quiz Review

An answer to a scientific question is called a ____.

• claim

• evidence

• reasoning

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

True or False: The Sun is the biggest star in space.

• True

• False

A model that is either a shrunk down or enlarged version of the original object is called a _____.

• replica

• duplicate

• scale model

• real model

Which is closest to Earth, the Sun or the Moon?

• Sun

• Moon

• Neither, they are the same distance from Earth.

Why does the Sun sometimes look smaller than the Moon?

• The Sun is closer

• The Sun is farther away

• The Sun is smaller than the moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which evidence supports the claim that the Sun is not the largest star in space?

• The Sun is hot.

• The Sun looks bigger than other stars.

• Rigel is larger than the Sun.

There are ___ Earth diameters between the Earth and Sun.

• 109

• 1,200

• 2,000

• 2,500

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

There are ___ Earth diameters between the Earth and Moon.

• 10

• 20

• 30

• 40

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Sun is ___ times larger than the Earth

• 50

• 109

• 1,200

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Earth is ___ times larger than the Moon.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3