MS ESS

What is the nearest star to planet Earth?

• Moon

• Sun

• Sirius

• Proxima Centauri

Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Sun
• Jupiter
• Earth
• Pluto

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why does the sun look small in the sky to us?

• It is 93,000,000 miles away
• It is smaller than Earth
• It is not very bright
• It travels around Earth

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NGSS.5-ESS1-1

Why does our sun appear to be the largest and brightest star in the sky?

• it is the closest star to Earth
• it is the biggest star
• it is the brightest star
• none of the above

If you were going to make a model of the sun would it be larger or smaller than the real object?

• larger
• smaller

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

True or False: The planets, moons, stars, and the Earth are all part of the universe.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The _____ is much closer to the Earth than the _____.

• moon; sun

• sun; moon

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do you need to prove that a scientific claim is true?

• fingerprints

• evidence or facts

• an eyewitness

• a confession

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Objects __________ to you appear larger.

• farther away

• closer

Objects farther away from you appear _______.

• smaller

• larger