Space Solar System 2 Review

Because planets are closer to us...

• planets appear to move across the night sky

• we see the light the planets make

• they are hotter than stars

• we cannot see sunlight reflected off of them

Why can't we see other stars during the day time?

• because they are not out

• because there are not stars in that direction

• because we are not facing them

• because the light from the Sun block them

How did telescopes help us learn more about space?

• They made people more interested in space.

• They gave us a way to be closer to the moon.

• They help us see objects farther away that we couldn't see with our eyes.

• They allow us to travel in space.

How does a telescope work?

• It makes objects look more round.

• It makes objects look taller.

• It makes objects look closer.

• It makes things more colorful.

Why does our star (the Sun) look bigger and brighter to us than other stars?

• It is closer to Earth than other stars.

• The sun is yellow, which we can see better than other colors.

• Other stars are made of different gases.

• Light from other stars is reflected.

Where does the moon's light come from?

• the Earth

• the sun

• it makes its own

• other stars

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What are the inner planets like?

• hot, dry and dense

• small, dense and rocky

• large, light, and gaseous

• small, light and solid

Which planets are know as the Gas Giants?

• The inner planets

• The outer planets

The imaginary line that goes from Earth's North Pole to the South Pole is the Earth's

• axis

• orbit

• rotation

• revolution

Day and Night on Earth are caused by Earth turning on it axis every 24 hours.

• true

• false

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