Wonders of the Night Sky

The aurora borealis is also called the

• The North Pole

• The North Star

• The Northern Lights

• The

In fact, the lights of the aurora borealis are created because of ....

• magnetic attraction

• the sun

• the moon

• the snow

As a result, electric charges occur that are sometimes strong enough to be seen from Earth. The electric charges cause...

• the earth to spin on its axis.

• the equator to be warmer.

• the colorful bands of light in the sky.

• the meteors to enter Earth's atmosphere.

What Greek philosopher thought that comets looked like stars with hair.

• Plato

• Da Vinci

• Aristotle

• Socrates

Long ago people feared comets. Why?

• They thought aliens were coming.

• They thought it was gonna fall on earth.

• They believed that they might bring war and sickness to Earth.

• They thought the comet would burn the planet.

When a comet comes closer to the sun, the result is...

• that a tail of gas and dust is pushed out behind the comet.

• that a ball of gas and flames is pushed out behind the comet.

• that a cloud of gas and rain is pushed out behind the comet.

• that a oval shape of gas and dust is pushed out behind the comet.

Meteors are another name for

• rocky debris and fragments that enter Earth's atmosphere.

• the gas and flames from the sun.

• the heat formed around the Earth's equator.

• the Northern Lights.

When might we see a meteor shower and shooting stars?

• When the Northern Lights are visible.

• When the sun is rising in the east.

• When the sun is setting in the west.

• when the Earth passes through an area in space with a lot of debris.

What does an astronomer study?

• The moon, stars and planets.

• The Earth, sky, and Northern Lights.

• The equator, comets, and asteroids.

• The people in space and other planets.

Which word means scattered around?

• reflecting

• revealed

• patterns

• debris