Astronomy Study Guide

Where do planets form?

• On the sun

• In nebulae

• In the Milky Way candy bar

• In your imagination

How do scientists measure distances in space?

• The universal coefficient

• Liters

• Meters

• Astronomical units

Which best describes the motion of our galaxy, the Milky Way?

• Wibbly wobbly

• Our galaxy does not move

• It constantly moves away from other galaxies

• It moves in an S shape

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How does a star make heat and light?

• Fission

• Fusion

• Confusion

• Using an oven

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OUTER planets are...

• large and rocky

• large and gaseous

• made of cheese

INNER planets are...

• small and rocky

• chicken nuggets

• small and gaseous

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A COMET is...

• a celestial body with a trail of dust and gas that moves around a star

• a celestial body that hits the Earth

• a rock from Earth

• a sparkly stone that spins around the moon

What is a METEOR?

• a unit of measurement

• a vanilla shake

• a celestial body that enters Earth's atmosphere and glows as it heats up

• a celestial body with a trail of gas and dust

A LUNAR ECLIPSE is when...

• the moon goes to another galaxy

• the Sun is between Earth and the Moon

• the Earth is between the Moon and the Sun

• the Earth and the Sun take the Moon on vacation

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MV - EMJ - SUN stands for...

• the members of BTS

• the order of the planets from the sun outward

• the order of teachers in Mountain View

• the names of the biggest asteroids in space