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WorksheetsThe moon and stars
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
How many stars are there in the universe?
Scientist estimate that there may be 70 sextillion stars in the universe.
Scientists believe that there are about two hundred million stars in the universe.
Scientists have no clue about the number of star in the universe.
What's a star?
A big ball of ice.
Something very shiny in the sky.
A ball of hot gas.
Why can't we see the stars during the day?
Because they disappear.
Because the sun is very bright.
Because they are very far.
I don't know.
How is a star pattern called?
An interesting group of stars
A pattern
A constellation
Astronomers divide the sky in how many constellations?
88
23
7
1230
Why do stars seem to move in the sky?
Because they move around the sun.
Because the Earth turns on its axis.
Because the Earth orbits the sun during the year.
Because of the moon.
What's the name of the North Star?
Northern
Super Star
I have no idea
Polaris
Why can we see the moon at night?
Because it has its own light.
Because the sky is very dark.
Because sunlight reflects off the moon's surface..
How many phases does the moon have?
8
6
4
2
How long does the moon take to go around the Earth?
3 days
38 days
136.9 days
27.3 days
When does an eclipse occur?
When the Earth gets between the moon and the sun.
When one object in space gets between the sun and another object and casts its shadow on the other object.
When the sun gets between two objects.
When the moon passes through Earth's shadow a ___________ occurs.
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
When the moon passes between the sun and Earth and casts its shadow on Earth a ___________ occurs.
Lunar eclipse
Solar eclipse
