Sky Science #3 (Unit Exam)

Bright stars, grouped according to the patterns they make in the sky

• Star

• Satellite

• Constellation

• Emitter

A gaseous body that produces its own energy through nuclear fusion (explosions) releasing it as light and heat

• Solar Eclipse

• Star

• Lunar Eclipse

• Constellation

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

When the moon moves into the Earth's shadow preventing sunlight from falling onto the Moon's surface.

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Solstice

• Equinox

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Objects that send or give out light.

• Reflector

• Comet

• Satellite

• Emitter

A man made of heavenly body that orbits around a larger object.

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Satellite

• Star

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

A large ball of ice, dust, rock, and gas that orbits the sun circling the dark edges of the solar system.

• Constellation

• Comet

• Asteroid

• Satellite

Twice each year, when the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of equal length.

• Lunar Eclipse

• Solar Eclipse

• Equinox

• Solstice

Which 2 planets listed are considered inner planets?

• Saturn

• Mars

• Venus

• Neptune

Which two planets listed are considered outer planets?

• Earth

• Mercury

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Which 2 bodies are smaller than Earth?

• Saturn

• Mars

• The Moon

• Neptune

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3