Earth & Space

In which direction does the Sun rise?

• East

• West

• North

• South

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Why do shadows change during the day?

• Shadows don't change during the day

• The moon's position to the earth changes throughout the day

• The sun's position in the sky changes throughout the day

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Why does Earth have seasons?

• Because of Earth's tilt

• Because of Earth's axis

• Because Earth is awesome

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Jake divided some of the planets into two main groups. The table below shows how he grouped them.

Group 1 Mercury, Mars, Venus

Group 2 Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter

Which of the following two categories did Jake most likely use to group the planets?

• with moons and without moons

• orbit the sun and orbit other bodies

• planets and dwarf planets

• inner, rocky planets and outer, gas giant planets

Which of these objects is most likely to be found between Mars and Jupiter?

• comets

• stars

• asteroids

• meteors

On a field trip to a science museum, Lee saw photographs of asteroids and comets that astronomers took using telescopes. What could Lee look for in the photographs to tell a comet from an asteroid?

• it's smaller

• a long tail

• rocky surface

What is a constellation?

• a group of stars that makes a pattern or imaginary shape

• a group of asteroids in the summer sky

• one star that is close to another

Which statement best explains why the sun and other stars appear to move across the night sky?

• The stars rotate around the earth

• The earth is rotating on its axis and revolving around the sun.

• The earth is spinning on its axis

What does rotate mean?

• an imaginary line an object turns on

• to go around something, orbit

• to spin

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What is an axis?

• an imaginary line an object turns on

• to go around something, orbit

• to spin

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