Patterns of Earth and Sky

Why don't we see a lot of stars in the daytime?

• They are covered up by the clouds.

• They are very far away from earth.

• The sun is in the way of the other stars.

• The sun's brightness overwhelms the brightness of the stars.

Why is the sun up sometimes, but not other times?

• The sun sets every day.

• Earth spins once per day.

• The clouds cover the sun.

• The sun spins once per day.

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Why do we see different stars at different times of the year?

• Earth is in different places in it's orbit during the year.

• Certain stars only come out during different seasons.

• No one wants to look at the stars during the winter.

• Earth spins once per day.

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How does Earth move?

• Earth only spins.

• Earth doesn't spin, but orbits around the sun each year.

• Earth spins each day and orbits the sun each year.

• Earth doesn't move.

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If Earth spins, why don't we fall off?

• The atmosphere holds us in.

• Earth spins very slowly.

• Gravity pulls on all objects.

• Earth spins so fast, that the forces hold us in.

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TRUE or FALSE: Stars are very far from Earth (outside our solar system) in every direction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: When you compare the Sun to other stars side-by-side, Stars are made like the Sun, except they are very tiny.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE Earth pulls objects down toward the ground with the force of gravity, so up is away from the ground, anywhere on Earth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: The Sun is the only star in our solar system?

• False

• True

What is a light year?

• the distance light travels in a year

• a really short distance

• the distance a bright object is away from you

• the distance between stars and the solar system