Summer School Review

What is a 'Goldilocks zone' according to scientists?

• A region in space around a star where temperatures are neither too hot nor too cold for water to exist on a planet's surface.

• A region on Earth where gold is commonly found.

• A zone in the ocean where sunlight never reaches.

• A layer of the atmosphere that protects against ultraviolet radiation.

Why do scientists call certain regions around stars 'Goldilocks zones'?

• Because they are too hot

• Because they are too cold

• Because they are 'just right' for supporting life

• Because they are far from the star

According to the passage, what was the main task of the Kepler space mission?

• To build new telescopes

• To find planets that could sustain life

• To communicate with other planets

• To measure the size of the sun

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Fill in the blank: Kepler-22b is about ______ light years from Earth.

• 600

• 42

• 1200

• 250

Fill in the blank: In science, 'life' is considered ANY organism that can take in nutrients and use them to make energy, grow, react to events in the outside world, and _______.

• reproduce

• evaporate

• dissolve

• float

The word “fixed” in this sentence most closely means

• influenced

• mended

• ready

• stationary

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Which sentence from the text best shows the author’s intent to describe the type of information the Kepler mission is gathering?

• A “The astronomical telescope observed, from a fixed position, more than 100,000 sun-like stars at the same time.”

• B “Some of this data includes the period of a planet’s orbit around its star, the mass of the star, the size of the star, the size of the planet. . . .”

• C “Interpreting data from transits provides a limited amount of information, however.”

• D “For example, the mass and density of the planets cannot be determined until scientists conduct further research. . . .”

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Which statement best describes how the illustration contributes to the content of the article?

• It depicts what a habitable zone is.

• It shows how the Kepler spacecraft worked.

• It maps the exact location of planet Kepler-22b.

• It illustrates the data the Kepler mission has produced.

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What does the word “particular” mean in this sentence from paragraph 1 of the passage? In the story, a very particular little girl slips into an empty house looking for the perfect bowl of porridge.

• specific

• unusual

• special

• choosy

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The author makes several references to Goldilocks throughout the article. To whom or what does the author compare Goldilocks? How do these comparisons contribute to the development of the article as a whole?

• The author compares Goldilocks to a concept or character in the article, and these comparisons help illustrate the main idea.

• The author compares Goldilocks to a scientist, and these comparisons show the importance of research.

• The author compares Goldilocks to a historical event, and these comparisons provide background information.

• The author compares Goldilocks to a location, and these comparisons describe the setting.

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