VST 1 Sun, Gravity, Telescope

Some objects in space produce their own light while others only reflect light. Whick of the following object produces energy that gives off light?

• asteroid

• moon

• planet

• sun

The sun is at the center of our solar system. The sun appears much larger than any other star. What causes the sun to look so much bigger than the other stars do at night?

• The sun is much closer to earth than the other stars.

• Stars become larger in the day than they do at night.

• The gases in the sun burn hotter than other stars.

• Stars give off more light during the day than they do at night.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What two forms of energy are emitted from the sun?

• wind and heat

• heat and light

• light and magnetism

• electrical and heat

Why do the stars look like tiny dots in the sky at night?

• The stars are all the same brightness.

• They don't, stars are all the same size.

• The stars are so far away.

• All stars have the same temperature.

Why can we only see the sun during the day and not any other stars?

• The sun is the brightest star there is.

• The sun is the hottest star there is.

• The sun is the largest star.

• The sun's light blocks the light of the other stars during the day.

Which statement is TRUE about the sun.

• The sun is the largest star.

• The sun is the closest star to earth.

• The sun is the hottest star.

• The sun is the smallest star.

• The ball's mass is changing.

• The ball is becoming heavier.

• The ball is overcoming gravity.

• A force is pulling the ball toward the sky.

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NGSS.3-PS2-1

NGSS.3-PS2-2

NGSS.5-PS2-1

Mr. Rosenberg’s tree is full of apples. Some of the apples fall off the tree and land on the ground. Circle the best description of the gravitational force acting on the apple as it sits on the ground

• Gravity is pushing the apple down onto the ground.

• Gravity is pulling the apple towards the ground.

• There is no force on the apple when it sits on the ground.

• Gravity changes the weight of the apple.

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

Which of the following does NOT describe gravity being overcome?

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Amayra looked at the stars with her unaided eyes. She drew a picture of what she saw. How would Amayra's observation change is she used a telescope to look at the same part of the night sky?

• She would see many more stars and they would appear larger.

• She would see fewer stars, but they would seem brighter.

• She would see the same number of stars, but they would seem farther away.

• The stars would look smaller.