Quiz on Stars and Planets

A star’s color tells you more information about the star’s __________________________.

• temperature

• size

• distance from Earth

• age

________________ star = hot temperature

• Blue

• Red

• Yellow

• White

________________ star = medium temperature

• Yellow

• Red

• Blue

• White

________________ star = cooler temperature

• Red

• Blue

• White

• Yellow

Which of the following is a fact about planets?

• Planets orbit stars.

• Planets emit their own light.

• Planets are made of gas and dust.

• Planets have a fixed position in the sky.

Explain the difference between constellations and planets. Why do constellations stay in the same place in the sky, but planets move?

• Constellations are groups of stars that form patterns, while planets are celestial bodies that orbit stars. Constellations appear to stay in the same place because they are so far away that their movement is not noticeable, whereas planets move because they orbit the Sun.

• Constellations are planets that have stopped moving, while planets are stars that orbit constellations.

• Constellations are fixed in the sky because they are part of the solar system, while planets move because they are outside the solar system.

• Constellations and planets are both groups of stars, but constellations move faster than planets.

Explain how day and night occurs.

• Due to the Earth's rotation on its axis.

• Because of the Earth's revolution around the Sun.

• As a result of the Moon blocking the Sun.

• Due to the Earth's tilt on its axis.

Label the phases of the Moon.

• New Moon, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full Moon, Waning Gibbous, Last Quarter, Waning Crescent

• Full Moon, New Moon, First Quarter, Last Quarter

• Waxing Crescent, Waning Crescent, Full Moon, New Moon

• First Quarter, Last Quarter, Full Moon, New Moon

Name two reasons why seasons occur.

• The tilt of the Earth's axis

• The Earth's distance from the Sun

• The rotation of the Earth

• The gravitational pull of the Moon

Label the planets in the correct order from the Sun.

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mars, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune