The Night Sky Review

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Science
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4th Grade
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Hard
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Katherine Ely
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8 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which object would you view with a telescope?
ants crawling on the sidewalk
different planets in our solar system
the bones of your arm
germs in a sample dish
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Patty went outside at 10:00 p.m. to sketch the patterns of the stars. Three hours later she sketched the star patterns again.
How did the two sketches compare?
The shape of some star patterns changed.
All of the star patterns changed.
The patterns would be in the exact same shape and place.
The patterns would be the same, but in different places.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jeff uses a telescope to observe the star pattern Big Dipper in the sky at 8 p.m.
Which change is Jeff most likely to record when he observes the Big Dipper again at 10 p.m.?
It is a different shape.
It is made up of more stars.
It has shifted across the sky.
It is has disappeared from the sky.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which statement best explains why the stars appear to move in the same pattern across the sky?
Earth is rotating on its axis.
The stars are spinning.
Earth is moving around the stars.
The stars are moving around Earth.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Samantha has been using her telescope every night to observe the star patterns, and she records the observations in a journal.
If she does this for an entire year, which of the following will be her observation?
Star patterns change as they appear to move across the sky.
Different star patterns can be seen during different seasons.
The star patterns remain in the same position every night.
The star patterns are brighter at different times of the night.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Sam observes that he can see some star patterns during the winter, but not in the summer.
Which motion causes his observations?
Earth rotating on its axis.
The stars moving around Earth.
Earth is revolving around the Sun.
The stars moving around the Sun.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jeff observes the Big Dipper has shifter across the sky between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.
Which statement correctly explains why the Big Dipper appears to have shifted in the sky?
The Big Dipper is a pattern of stars that never appears to move.
The Big Dipper is the only pattern of stars that moves across the night sky.
The Earth's rotation on its axis caused a shift in the appearance of the Big Dipper.
The Earth's revolution around the sun caused a shift in the appearance of the Big Dipper.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why can only some star patterns be seen in the summer?
Earth rotates on its axis.
Earth revolves around the Sun.
The Sun sets earlier in the winter.
The patterns of stars move through the night sky.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
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