Earth in space

why are some stars brighter than others?

• some stars are closer to Earth than others

• Some stars have a better position in the sky.

• some stars have more gases

• some stars are friendlier than others

What produces its own heat?

• asteriods

• planets

• stars

• smores

which best describes a planet?

• a star

• a huge ball of rock

• a swirling ball of gases

• a large ojbect that orbits a star

what contains billions of starts, dust and gas that are held together by gravity

• our classroom

• moon

• galaxy

• planet

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why do stars appear in the night sky at different times because

• they move

• the Earth revolves around the sun

• they get tired

• the Earth rotates on its axis

The Big Dipper is

• constellation

• conflagration

• communication

• correlation

We measure distance in our space galaxy by

• miles

• kilometers

• light years

• light bulbs

how long does it take the Earth the complete one revolution around the sun?

• a year

• a week

• a month

• 12 hours

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planets revolve around the Sun in

• circular orbit

• elliptical orbit

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The Sun orbits the Earth

• true

• false

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