SPACE

What is the composition of a star

• Gas

• Gum

• Ice

• Stardust

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How long does it take for Earth to complete a full rotation?

• 25 hours

• 24 hours

• 1441 minutes

• 234 hours

What is TRUE about the Sun?

• It is the size of Pluto

• It is in the Center of our Solar System

• Apollo 11 landed on the Sun

• It is a place where people live

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What is the 4th planet from the Sun?

• Earth

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Mercury

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Define asteroid

• Nonliving organsim in the atmosphere

• Big rock

• Composition of bubble gum and candy

• A small rocky body orbiting the Sun

 If you are lost, how can you use the sky to help you navigate?

• The sky can NOT help you navigate.
• You can use the sun and stars to figure out which way to go.
• You can use the moon phases.
• You can navigate during the day, but not at night.

We see different constellations in the summer than we do in the winter because?

• it’s hotter in the summer than in the winter. 
• it’s too bright in the summer to see constellations.
• As the Earth orbits the sun, the night time sky points in different directions in space.
• We see the same constellations during all seasons, it’s just that some stars are dimmer in different seasons.

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How long does it take Earth to make a full revolution around the Sun?

• 24 hours

• 367 days

• 365 1/4 days

• 36 hours

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 It isn’t possible to send a space probe to land on the surface of Jupiter because?

• Jupiter is too far away.
• Jupiter is made of gas.
• Jupiter is too cold.
• Jupiter is too big.

What invention changed how we think about planets?

• Telescope
• Sun Dail
• Clock