Astronomy Quiz #1

How would a sextant most likely be used?

• by an astronomer to study a planet

• by a sailor to navigate across an ocean

• by a meteorologist to measure air pressure

Which tool helps make faint, faraway objects seem brighter?

• Sextant

• Compass

• Astrolabe

• Telescope

Look at the model of the solar system. What fact about the solar system does this model show?

• Some planets have moons, but others do not.

• Some planets are tilted on their axes, but others are not.

• Some planets have solid surfaces, but others have gas surfaces.

• Some planets are farther from the sun than others.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

In science class, Tommy wrote the order of the planets from the sun out. See his list below. Which is true about his answer?

Sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

• He correctly identified the order of the planets because the small rocky planets are closest to the sun.

• He is incorrect because Mercury should be furthest planet from the sun.

• He is correct because he sequenced the small, gaseous planets closest to the sun.

• He is incorrect because the small rocky planets should be closest to the sun.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Name the planet closest to the Sun.

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

Name the 3rd planet from the Sun.

• Mars

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

Name the 5th planet from the Sun.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

Name the 7th planet from the Sun.

• Jupiter

• Saturn

• Neptune

• Uranus

Match the characteristic to the celestial body -- Rocky Surface

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun

Match the characteristic to the celestial body -- No atmosphere

• Moon

• Earth

• Sun