Foss: The Night Sky - Vocabulary Review

What is the term for Earth's natural satellite?

• Star

• Planet

• Moon

• Dwarf planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What do we call the phase of the Moon when all of the sunlit side is visible from Earth?

• Crescent moon

• Full moon

• New moon

• Half moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is a large, round object that orbits a star called?

• Moon

• Dwarf planet

• Planet

• Comet

What is the term for looking at something without the use of a telescope or microscope?

• Aided eyes

• Unaided eyes

• Binoculars

• Magnified view

What is a huge sphere of hydrogen and helium gas that radiates heat and light?

• Moon

• Planet

• Star

• Cloud

What do we call the curved shape of the visible part of the Moon just before and after a new Moon?

• Full moon

• Crescent moon

• Half moon

• Gibbous moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the term for a round object that orbits the Sun but does not orbit a planet?

• Moon

• Dwarf planet

• Star

• Asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the term for the time when the sky is dark and astronomical objects can be observed?

• Day sky

• Night sky

• Twilight

• Dawn

What is the term for a large accumulation of tiny droplets of water, usually high in the air?

• Stars

• Clouds

• Planets

• Moons

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What does it mean to estimate accurately in advance based on a pattern or previous knowledge?

• Guess

• Predict

• Assume

• Wonder

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2