Stars, Day and Night, and Seasons

What is the purpose for a telescope?

• To make objects appear small.
• To make distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.
• To measure air temperature.
• To sweep the floor with.

When you make an object appear larger you _______ it?

• Magnify
• Delete
• Cut
• Decrease

What problem does telescopes solve?

• Help you run faster.
• Give you a better understanding.
• Make you see things in the dark better.
• To see objects in space that are farway.

The Hubble Space telescope is different because  it _________.

• Is Small.
• It has 2 lenses.
• It stays in spaces.
• It uses batteries.

What causes the cycle of Day and Night?

• The sun spinning around the earth. 
• The Earth rotating on it's axis.
• The moon is in the middle of the sun and earth.
• It just happens.

How long does it take the earth to rotate on its axis?

• 3 days
• 60  min
• 2 hours
• 24 hours

The sun rotates around the earth.

• True
• False

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

• True
• False

Which word is a synonym for orbit?

• Revolve
• Still
• Crash
• Jump

How long does it take the Earth to orbit around the sun?

• 356 days
• 365 days
• 100 days
• 24hours