Patterns of Earth and Sky (Ms. G)

______________ is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.

• Sun

• Sirius

• Betelgeuse

• Vega

The sun looks bigger and brighter because it is much closer to Earth than other stars.

• True

• False

(a)   is information that supports or proves their answer.

Most stars are actually smaller than the sun and too faint to see without a ______________.

• microscope

• magnifying glass

• telescope

• binoculars

An attempt to find out about something.

• Inquiry

• Evidence

• Visualize

• Investigation

The seventh planet from the sun.

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Jupiter

The stars that are found outside our solar system are found in the same direction from Earth.

• True

• False

Orion's Belt consist of how many stars?

• 3

• 1

• 6

• 4

The distance of stars are measured in?

• kilometers

• centimeters

• miles

• light years

(a)   is observations and measurements recorded in an investigation.