Chapter 1: PES

Why can't we see stars during the day?

• because it/s too dark

• because it's too bright

• because there are no stars

• because they are so far away

what is an astronomer?

• a scientist who studies stars

• a scientist who studies planets

• a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe

• a scientist who uses a telescope to see the moon

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What is a model?

• something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

• A beautiful person

• a map and a globe

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Where are stars in space?

• There are no stars in space

• very far from Earth in every direction

• above the north pole

• very close to Earth

What is our solar system?

• The sun and the Earth

• The Earth, the moon, and the stars

• The milky way

• the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun

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How many stars are in our solar system?

• 1

• MIllions

• A lot

• 1,000,000,000,000

What's an investigation?

• A way to explain things to someone

• an attempt to find out about something

• A detective

• A reason that things happen

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What is Data?

• observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

• Information

• A planet

What is a star?

• A small bright light in space

• A huge planet in our solar system

• a huge object in space that gives off heat and light

• A giant light in space that is cold

What does it mean to visualize?

• To ask someone about a topic you are learning

• to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources

• to draw a picture using information from different sources

• To make up stories about what you are learning