Mystery Science Stars and the Solar System

What causes day and night?

• The sun spinning
• The Earth spinning
• The seasons
• The stars

If you are lost how can the sky help you navigate?

• You can use the sun and stars to figure out which way to go.
• The moon can show you which way to go.
• The planets show which way to go.

Why are there 24 hours in a day?

• Scientists had a mathematical equation to figure it out.

• It is because the Earth spins 24 times in a day.

• The Egyptians counted by using 12 finger segments on the hand. 12 + 12 = 24

If there are long shadows outside during lunchtime, what season do you think it is?

• Summer 
• Winter

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Why are shadows longer in the winter and the fall?

• The sun is higher in the sky.
• The sun is lower in the sky.

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How does Earth move in space?

• The Earth spins 
• The Earth orbits around the sun
• The Earth spins and orbits around the sun
• The Earth spins and orbits around the moon

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How long is a year?

• The time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun
• The time is take Earth to make a complete rotation around it axis
• The time is takes Earth to orbit the moon

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Why do we see different constellations at different times of the year?

• You're on the wrong side of Earth
• The sun is blocking them
• They are covered by clouds
• You are looking at a different part of space

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How can you tell the difference between a star and a planet?

• Stars move across the sky
• Planets move across the sky
• Stars look round through a telescope
• Planets are always in the same place

There are places called the North Pole and South Pole but there aren’t any places called the West Pole and East Pole because _____

• explorers haven’t discovered those poles yet.
• there are West and East poles but they just aren’t as famous as the North and South Poles.
• those poles would be on the equator where the ice would melt.
• the planet is spinning around an axis through the northern and southern points.