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What is an astronomer?

• A person who studies weather patterns

• A scientist who studies stars, planets, and space

• Someone who designs spacecraft

• A pilot who flies in space

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What does the term "data" refer to in science?

• A type of space rock

• Computer programming code

• Facts and information collected during research

• A special kind of telescope

What is a light-year?

• The distance light travels in one year

• The time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun

• The brightness of a star

• The age of the universe

What is an orbit?

• A type of space station

• The path one object takes around another

• The speed of a planet's rotation

• The distance between planets

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What is the solar system?

• A way to generate power from the Sun

• The distance between stars

• The Sun and all objects that travel around it

• A group of similar stars

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What shape is a sphere?

• A flat circle

• A rectangular box

• A perfectly round three-dimensional object

• An oval shape

What is Earth?

• Any planet with water

• The largest planet

• The third planet from the Sun

• The closest planet to the Sun

What is a year?

• The time Earth takes to rotate once

• The time between full moons

• The time Earth takes to orbit the Sun

• The time light takes to reach Earth

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Which term describes the shape of most planets?

• Square

• Cylinder

• Sphere

• Pyramid

What is a PLANET?

• A large object in space that orbits a star, such as the sun.

• A small plan that is made ahead of time

• An object in space

• A natural satellite that orbits a planet

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