Module 4 Practice Test

What determines a star's brightness?

• A) Its distance and size

• B) Its color and temperature

• C) Its age and weight

• D) Its speed and direction

Which star is closer to Earth?

• A) A star that is 4.0 lightyears away

• B) A star that is 4.5 lightyears away

• C) A star that is 5.0 lightyears away

• D) A star that is 3.5 lightyears away

How do stars in a constellation appear throughout the year?

• A) They change positions

• B) They disappear and reappear

• C) They stay in the same pattern

• D) They move closer to Earth

Why do the stars in the night sky appear to change?

• A) Due to Earth's rotation and revolution

• B) Because of the moon's phases

• C) Due to changes in the atmosphere

• D) Because of light pollution

Do you always see the same stars every night?

• A) Yes, always

• B) No, it changes with seasons

• C) Only when it's cloudy

• D) Only in the northern hemisphere

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Does Earth orbit the Sun?

• A) Yes, it does

• B) No, it orbits the Moon

• C) No, the Sun orbits Earth

• D) Earth does not orbit

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Which star would appear brightest from Earth?

A star that is _________ away.

• 5.4 light years

• 4.3 light years

• 6.7 light years

• 8.6 light years

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#15) Which of the following choices list the colors of the stars from HOTTEST to COOLEST?

• a) red, yellow, orange, white, blue

• b) orange, red, white, blue, yellow

• c) yellow, orange, red, blue, white

• d) blue, white, yellow, orange, red

The distance light travels in one year

• Proxima Centauri

• 5.5 hours

• light year

What is a asteroid

• A small rocky object orbiting in space.

• A meteoroid.

• A meteor.

• A comet.

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