Among the Stars

What is the term for a natural space object?

• Axis

• Celestial object

• Latitude

• Navigation

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What is the definition of 'axis'?

• A natural space object

• The actual brightness of a star

• A straight line about which an object rotates

• The measure of matter in an object

Match the following descriptions with their corresponding terms.

• North Pole

• The northernmost point of Earth

• Constellation

• The angle measured north or south from the Equator

• Latitude

• A group of stars near each other that humans have imagined to form a particular shape

• Gravity

• The downward pull on an object to Earth's center

What is the term for the measure of matter in an object?

• Latitude

• Mass

• Force

• Diameter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Match the following definitions with their terms.

• Absolute magnitude

• The length of a straight line through the center of an object

• Gravitational force

• The actual brightness of a star

• Diameter

• The angle measured north or south from the Equator

• Latitude

• The pull, or attraction, between any two masses

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

'Navigation' means (a)  

• The northernmost point of Earth
• Finding one’s way around on the sur
• The downward pull on an object to E
• A space object that orbits planet E

What is the term for the physical substance that takes up space?

• Latitude

• Matter

• Force

• Luminosity

What is the definition of 'diameter'?

• The length of a straight line through the center of an object

• The measure of matter in an object

• The actual brightness of a star

• The angle measured north or south from the Equator

The term "opaque" means (a)  

• Able to be seen through
• Not able to be seen through
• Reflects light
• Transparent

An optical illusion is (a)  

• A trick to your eye
• A type of lens
• A type of mirror
• A type of light