Solar System Study Guide

Which of the following is true about planets?

• Change position in the night sky slower, more clumped together.

• Twinkle, produce light.

• Change position in the night sky faster, in a straight line.

• Produce their own light.

Which of the following is true about stars?

• Change position in the night sky faster, in a straight line.

• More intense color, glow constantly, reflect light from the sun.

• Change position in the night sky slower, more clumped together.

• Do not produce light.

A star’s color tells about its _________

• temperature

• size

• distance

• age

Some stars, like our sun, appear to be brighter and larger than others because they are _________

• closer

• older

• hotter

• smaller

A large, round object revolving around a star would be considered a _________

• planet

• comet

• asteroid

• satellite

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A _________ orbits a planet or moon to provide information.

• satellite

• asteroid

• comet

• star

A _________ can be used to learn about the kind of materials on or under a planet’s surface.

• rover

• telescope

• satellite

• spacesuit

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The day/night cycle of the Earth is due to the Earth rotating or turning on its axis. The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west due to the direction the Earth _________.

• rotates

• revolves

• tilts

• shrinks

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One day is one rotation of the Earth on its axis. One rotation takes ________ hours.

• 24

• 12

• 18

• 36

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A New Moon is the phase of the Moon in the night sky when you are not able to see any of the Moon because the Moon is in between the Sun and Earth, and the side of the Moon in shadow is facing Earth.

• True

• False

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