Amplify Unit 1 Test 1

Who is an astronomer?

• A scientist who only studies stars.

• A scientist who only studies the planets

• A scientist who studies stars, planets, and other

  objects in the universe.

• A scientist who studies the sun and Earth.

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Scientists use reference books to

_______________.

• help them study a topic and conduct research.

• help them make a recipe.

• color pictures about their topic.

• conduct experiments.

The sun is _________.

• the brightest star in space.

• the only star in our solar system.

• the same size as Earth.

• constantly rotating around Earth.

A scientist who studies people from long ago is

called an _____________.

• astronomer.

• astronaut.

• archaeologist.

• entrepreneur.

This object can be described as a(an)

____________.

• tool.

• symbol.

• artifact.

• hidden treasure.

To visualize means ________________.

• to draw an image on paper.

• to make a picture in your mind.

• to see an image in the sky.

• to make a picture in space.

Which star is closest to Earth?

• Sirius

• Betelgeuse

• Sun

• Polaris

Stars are located ________.

• the same distance all around us.

• different distances all around us.

• only in our solar system.

• in models.

Scientists use models to _________.

• show the exact size and shape of an idea.

• explore their ideas about the real world.

• explore the opposite of their ideas.

• explain things that are not true.

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10. Which of the following does not describe

Earth? Choose two.

• is a sphere

• has an axis

• flat, like a map

• revolves around the sun

• It is a star