Solar System Review

Which of the following is a star?

• The Moon

• The Earth

• The Sun

• An Asteroid

Which planet is rocky like Earth?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• The Moon

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Which planet is farthest from the sun?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• The Moon

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Which planet is closest to the sun?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• The Moon

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Why is the constellation Orion visible during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere but no in the summer?

• Earth is tilted and rotates on its axis

• Earth is tilted and revolves around the Sun

• All constellations revolve around Earth

• All constellations move around the Sun

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How are Ursa Major and Ursa Minor different from most other constellations?

• They are visible all year

• They are only visible during certain seasons

• They only appear over the equator

• The move in the night sky due to Earth's orbit

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How does a telescope make faraway objects appear?

• brighter and farther

• faint and farther

• faint and closer

• brighter and closer

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How does a compass help people travel?

• It tells the local time

• It helps see distant objects clearly

• It helps locate the cardinal directions

• It helps measure the ocean water temperature

Why is an astrolabe an important astronomical tool?

• It determines the movement during sea expeditions

• It determines the locations of stars, moons, and planets

• It determines latitude and longitude of a position

• It determines the sizes of celestial objects

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Why are sextants a useful tool for celestial navigation?

• It is used to view celestial objects at great distances.

• It is used to determine direction.

• It is used to calculate the time of sunrise and sunset to predict the position of the Sun.

• It is used to determine the angle between a celestial object and the horizon to find latitude.