Solar System

What causes our shadow to change during the day?

• The sun randomly moves across the sky
• The sun gets closer to the Earth and than farther away
• As the Earth moves, the sun shines on objects at different angles.
• The sun is brighter during the afternoon, so the shadows are longer than they are in the morning.

What celestial objects are included in our solar system?

• a star and planets only
• a star, planets and meteors only
• a star, planets, asteroids and meteors only
• a star, planets, asteroids, moons and meteors

Where is the Earth in relationship to the sun in our solar system?

• The Earth is the second planet from the sun
• The Earth is the third planet from the sun.
• The Earth is the fourth planet from the sun.
• The Earth is the fifth planet from the sun.

Which sentence best explains what happens to the sun as your shadow grows and shrinks?

• Because the Earth is moving, the sun's position is different, and the shadow changes as the light hits the object.
• Because the sun is moving across the sky, the object changes its position and the shadow grows and shrinks.
• Because the Earth and sun are spinning around, the shadow will shrink as the day goes on until they finally disappear.
• Because the Earth is always moving, the shadows will grow and shrink over and over again throughout the day.

Which sentence BEST describes the stars in our night sky?

• Stars are flying objects that are only in the sky at night.
• Stars are never in the same place in the sky, because they move around really fast.
• Stars seem to move because they spin around the sun.
• Stars can be grouped together and are called constellations.

Which sentence BEST explains the importance of the sun in our solar system?

• The sun is the closest star that gives off light and the 8 planet revolve around it.
• The sun is an asteroid that revolves around the planets and gives them light.
• The sun is a star that spins around planets, asteroids and meteors to give them light.
• The sun is a celestial object that rotates and revolves around a star.

We know that celestial bodies move in space. Which sentence BEST explains how they move?

• The planets orbit around the sun and asteroids.
• The sun orbits around the planets.
• The sun rotates as it orbits around the planets.
• The planets rotate as they orbit around the sun.

What remains the same location in the sky of the Northern Hemisphere each night?

• the Sun
• the Little Dipper
• the North Star
• the Moon

Which of these planets is farthest from the Sun?

• Earth
• Saturn
• Neptune
• Jupiter

Mason is building a physical model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon. Which should he represent using a lamp?

• Sun
• Earth
• Moon and Earth
• Sun and Moon