Solar System

Tyrone notices that headlights of a car coming toward him at night seem to change. Which statement best describes how the car headlights appear to change?

• • The headlights seem to get dimmer as the car gets closer.

• • The headlights seem to get smaller as the car gets closer.

• • The headlights seem to get brighter as the car gets closer.

• • The headlights actually get brighter as the car gets closer.

1. The sun has three main layers. The layer where the sun energy is generated is the

• core

• corona

• photosphere

• radiative zone

1. The sun has three main layers. __________ and the convective zone carry that energy to the sun’s surface.

• core

• corona

• photosphere

• radiative zone

1. What layer of the sun’s atmosphere that can always be seen with the unaided human eye?

• core

• corona

• photosphere

• radiative zone

 The table shows data about five stars. 

Based on their distances from Earth what is the closest star to Earth.

• Canopus

• Rigel

• Sirius

• Arcturus

 The table shows data about five stars. 

Based on their distances from Earth what is the 4th closest star to Earth.

• Canopus

• Rigel

• Sirius

• Arcturus

 What does the picture show?

• a solar eclipse

• a rock crashing into the sun

• a solar flare

• a hurricane on the sun's surface

 In addition to the solar system event, what else does the picture show?

• a size comparison of Earth and the sun

• a comparison of gases on Earth and the sun

• a comparison of atmospheric layers of Earth and the sun

• an estimate of the amount of energy that Earth gets from the sun

One whole spin of an object around its axis is

• orbit

• roll

• revolution

• a rotation

An imaginary line around which a planet spins is a(n)

• rotation

• axis

• revolution

• spin