5th Grade: Big Idea 5

In the summer, Ana looked up in the night sky and saw her favorite pattern of stars. Later in the year, Ana was observing the night sky and noticed she wasn’t able to see the same stars. Why can we see only certain patterns of stars during certain times of the year?

• Earth's revolution lets us see different star patterns at different times of the year.

• Earth's rotation lets us see different star patterns at different times of the year.

• We can see the same star patterns throughout the year.

• We can see only a few star patterns during the year.

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What composes a galaxy?

• The sun, planets, and asteroid belt

• Planets orbiting around a star

• Gas, dust, billions of stars

• Comets and asteroids

Why does our Sun appear to be the brightest star?

• It is the largest star

• It is the closest star to Earth

• It is the farthest star to Earth

• It has more gravity than other stars

The Milky Way is the name of our...

• Galaxy

• Solar System

• Planet

• Favorite Comet

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Which of the following DO NOT revolve around a star?

• planets

• asteroids

• comets

• moons

True or False: The Sun and Moon both produce their own light.

• True

• False

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True or False: Some stars are larger than others.

• True

• False

How is Earth's rotation different than Earth's revolution?

• Earth's revolution means it spins on its axis once per year

• Earth's rotation means it spins on its axis once per year

• Earth's revolution means it orbits the Sun once per day

• Earth's revolution means it orbits the Sun once per year

Which characteristics are true of all inner planets?

• They have many rings

• They have many moons

• They are made of rock and metal

• They are made mostly of gas

Which moon phase would you expect to see a week after the New Moon phase?

• 1st Quarter

• Full moon

• 3rd Quarter/Last Quarter

• New Moon

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