WorksheetsUnit 1 Chapter 1 Test 5.6 Review
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
1) Liam and Ava are having a fun debate about Earth. Liam says Earth is both small and large. Is Liam correct or incorrect?
No! The Earth is big!
Yes! The Earth is both big and small!
No! The Earth is small!
2) Samuel and Lily are having a debate: Does the sun have the largest diameter and is it the biggest star in the universe?
True
False
3) Arjun and Mason are having a debate! Which star listed in the table is the only star in our solar system?
Sun
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Polaris
Deneb
4) Imagine you're in Paris with Kai and Abigail, and you're trying to take a fun photo with the Eiffel Tower, which is 1,063 feet tall. How is it possible that the picture makes it look like you're holding the tower in your hand?
The Eiffel Tower is far away from the person.
The Eiffel Tower is close to the person.
The Eiffel Tower is very small in person.
All of the above
5) People in the past believed Earth was surrounded by a dome with stars stuck to it in all directions. These stars were all the same distance from Earth. What was CORRECT about their beliefs?
The stars are in all directions
All the stars were the same distance from Earth
Stars were stuck in a dome
6) People in the past believed Earth was surrounded by a dome with stars stuck to it in all directions. These stars were all the same distance from Earth. What was INCORRECT about their beliefs?
The stars are not in all directions
The stars are not all the same distance from the earth
The stars are not in a dome surrounding the earth
7) Abigail and Jackson are stargazing. Abigail says, "The sun is a smaller star than Sirius, but it looks bigger to us. Why do you think that is, Jackson?"
the sun is farther away from Earth than Sirius
the sun is closer to Earth than Sirius
8) Imagine you're an astronaut like Rohan, floating in space. What is that massive object up there that shines brightly and keeps you warm?
an astronomer
a star
the solar system
Earth
Ethan and Emma are on a cosmic adventure! What includes the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun?
an astronomer
a star
the solar system
the sun
Imagine you're on a cosmic adventure with Scarlett and Mia! Who would you call to help you explore the wonders of the solar system?
an astronmer
a star
an archeologist
the sun
Evelyn and Aiden are having a friendly debate in class. Evelyn asks, "Aiden, do you know what we call the distance that light travels in one year?"
solar system
constellations
light-year
sun
12) Aria and James are stargazing and spot a group of visible stars forming a pattern. What are these patterns called when viewed from Earth?
solar systems
constellations
light-years
the sun
13) Hey James and Luna, have you ever wondered why those gigantic stars look so tiny from here on Earth, even though they're way bigger than our sun?
What are you talking about? The stars are really small!
Because they are far away and objects seem smaller the farther away they get!
15) Why can’t we always see the stars, even though they are all around us?
Because the sun is too bright.
We can't always see the stars because the sun is too bright.
We can't always see the stars even though they are all around us because it is too bright. According to the book, "How Big is Big, How Far is Far?" the sun is our closest star and the light from the sun washes out the light from other stars during the daytime. A video we saw in class showed us that during the nighttime we can't always see the stars because light pollution in the city makes it too bright to see them.
We can't always see the stars even though they are all around us because the sun and light pollution make it too bright to see light from other stars.
Hey there, stargazers! Why does our sun look so much bigger than all those twinkling stars in the night sky?
The sun is the largest star in the universe.
The sun is closer to Earth than other stars.
The sun emits more light than other stars.
The sun is the only star visible during the day.
Imagine you're stargazing with Aria and Lily. Which of the following best describes a constellation?
A group of planets orbiting a star.
A pattern of stars visible from Earth.
A single star that is very bright.
A galaxy containing billions of stars.
