Patterns of Earth & Sky Lesson 1.3 Quiz

Why don't we see many stars during the daytime?

• They are covered by clouds.

• They are very far away from Earth.

• The sun blocks out the other stars.

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

Why is the sun up sometimes but not at 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 its 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 orbits around the sun.

• Earth spins daily and orbits the sun annually.

• Earth doesn't move.

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How do different stars appear as we see them from Earth?

• The farther away the stars are from Earth, the brighter they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the smaller they appear.

• The closer to Earth the stars are, the larger they appear.

• All stars look bright no matter how close or far they are to Earth.

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.

TRUE or FALSE: Stars are all around Earth and in every direction.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: The sun seems brighter because it is bigger than other stars.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE: We only see most stars at night because the Sun is too bright during the daytime.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The sun looks bigger and brighter because it is much _________________ than other stars.

• larger

• smaller

• closer to Earth

• older