Patterns of Earth and Sky - Review Quiz

A huge object in space that gives off heat and light.

• comet

• planet

• star

• gravity

A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe.

• scientist

• astronomer

• model

• systematic

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Photographs of Earth from space are evidence, or information that supports our idea, that Earth is a sphere like the globe, rather than flat like the map.

• True
• False

Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.

• pattern

• explanation

• investigation

• model

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources.

• evidence

• visualize

• pattern

• explanation

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The (a)   is the only star we see in our solar system.

The sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun make up our __________ __________. (Two Words)

(a)  

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Stars are very close to Earth in every direction.

• True
• False

The sun is one of many stars in our solar system.

• True
• False

The sun looks bigger and brighter because it is much closer to Earth than other stars.

• True
• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1