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Complete the data table:

Stars Our Sun

Different Colors

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Our Sun is a yellow star!

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Complete the data table:

Stars Our SunStars are

different sizes. ?

Answer Column 1-200Our Sun is a medium sized star.

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Which star would appear brightest?

A.The star that is farthest away.

B.The star that is hottest.C.The star that is smallest.D.The star that is coldest.

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Which star would appear brightest?

B. The star that is hottest.

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Why does the Sun look so much bigger than all the other stars in the sky?

A. Because the Sun is yellow.B. Because the Sun is medium-sized.C. Because the Sun is the hottest star.D. Because the Sun is the closest star to

Earth.

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Why does the Sun look so much bigger than all the other stars in the sky?

DBecause the Sun is the closest star to Earth.

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Which star in the data table below is our Sun?

Color Size Age Distance from Earth

Star A Yellow Large Middle FarStar B Red Medium Old FarStar C Yellow Medium Middle Close

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Color Size Age Distance from Earth

Star C Yellow Medium Middle Close

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What measure of time can be taken from the Moon’s revolution around the Earth?

A. About a dayB. About a weekC. About a monthD. About a year

Answer Column 2-100What measure of time can be taken from the Moon’s revolution around the Earth?

Cabout a month

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Our Moon is actually the given name of the object that orbits our planet. What is the scientific name for our Moon?

A. sphereB. orbiterC. artificial turfD. natural satellite

Answer Column 2-200What is the scientific name for our Moon?

Dnatural satellite

Question Column 2-300Which model below is an accurate representation of the relationship between the Earth and Moon?

AThe Earth revolves around the Moon .

BThe Moon revolves around the Earth.

CThe Moon revolves around the Earth.

DThe Moon revolves around the Earth.

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CThe Moon revolves around the Earth.

Question Column 2-400Name another word that refers to anything related to the Moon.

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LUNAR(not looney!)

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Earth’s rotation causes which of the following?

A. The appearance of seasons on the MoonB. The appearance of craters on the MoonC. The appearance of the Moon moving across

the sky.D. The appearance of shadows on the Moon.

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Earth’s rotation causes which of the following?

CThe appearance of the Moon moving

across the sky.

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If Earth is at Point D, where will it be in 3 months?

A. Point AB. Point BC. Point CD. Point D

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If Earth were at Point B, where would it be 5 years later?A. Point AB. Point BC. Point CD. Point D

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Question Column 3-300We know that the Earth is mostly covered in water. We also know that most of the water on Earth is salt water. Of the freshwater on Earth, where is most freshwater found?

A. lakesB. the airC. riversD.glaciers

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D - Glaciers!

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Complete the table.

 

    

EarthEarth’s

Orbit

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Answer Column 3-400Earth’s shape is spherical!

Earth’s orbit’s shape is elliptical!

This picture of a seashell was taken at what time on a summer day?

North

West East

South

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A. 6 a.m.B. 12 noonC. 6 p.m.D. 12

midnight

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C - 6 p.m.

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What object is space is also called a shooting star?

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Meteor

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What object in space is made of mostly frozen gases?A. MeteorB. CometC. AsteroidD. Meteoroid

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Which objects in space orbit the Sun?

A. MeteorB. AsteroidC. MeteoroidD. Planet

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B,C,D

Question Column 4-400What characteristic of a planet does Pluto not meet?

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Pluto is not able to clear its orbit.

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Mars and Jupiter

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Earth is the __ planet from the Sun?

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Question Column 5-200Which list shows the correct planet order according to the closest planet from the Sun to the furthest planet from the Sun?A. Pluto, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter B. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune C. Earth, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Uranus D. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

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Question Column 5-300A year on planet Joseph is 120 days. A year on planet Miller is 880 days. Use the diagram to estimate the length of a year on planet Gillund.

Miller

GillundJoseph

A. 1000 daysB. 750 daysC. 500 daysD. 350 days

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D Notice Gillund’s orbit is slightly closer to Joseph than to Miller!

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How much of a planet experiences daytime at the same time?

A. ¼ B. ½ C. Almost allD. ¾

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B

Question Column 5-500Name one major difference between the

inner planets and the outer planets?

Answer Column 5-500Possible Answers:•The inner planets are crowded together, the outer planets are spread apart•The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets•The inner planets are made of rock, the outer planets are made of gases•The inner planets have more less than the outer planets•The inner planets have craters, the outer planets do not•The inner planets do not have rings, the outer planets do•The inner planets are closer to the Sun, the outer planets are farther away from the Sun.