Spaceship Earth L6

"Shooting stars" aren't really stars. What are they?

• stars

• exoplanets

• meteors

• constellations

What is the name of the tool we use to look into the universe?

• telescope

• microscope

• binoculars

• hammer

What is the name of the scientist who invented one of the first of these tools?

• Copernicus

• Einstein

• Edison

• Galileo

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What are the "wandering stars"?

• planets

• stars

• other galaxies

• our sun

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What is the at the center of our solar system?

• Jupiter

• the moon

• Earth

• the sun

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What does "SOLAR" mean?

• Having to do with the moon

• Having to do with the Earth

• Having to do with the sun

• Having to do with Saturn

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Who was the scientist who discovered that the planets were orbiting around the sun?

• Copernicus

• Edison

• Einstein

• Galileo

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Which planets orbit the sun quickly?

• inner planets

• outer planets

• the big planets

• the gas giants

All of the following are true about Mercury EXCEPT:

• It is like the moon.

• It is one of the gas giants.

• It is the planet closest to the sun.

• It is HOT in the day and COLD at night.

All of the following are true about Venus EXCEPT:

• It is an outer planet

• It is the hottest planet.

• It is similar in size and mass as Earth

• Its atmosphere is very cloudy.

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