Earth and Space Review

Which star would appear brightest from Earth?

• Red

  4.42 Light-Years away

• Blue/White

  4.24 Light-Years away

• Blue/White

  4.09 Light-Years away

• Orange

  4.52 Light-Years away

Which of these stars would appear brightest from Earth?

• 4.4 Light-Years away

• 4.3 Light-Years away

• 4.7 Light-Years away

• 4.1 Light-Years away

The brightness of our Sun differs from the brightness of stars in the night sky because it is _________________________ to Earth.

Throughout the year, the stars appear to move across the sky because Earth is moving by _____________________ around the Sun AND rotating on its axis.

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_________________ are spheres of hot gas that give off heat and light.

• Planets

• White dwarfs

• 4.3 Light-Years

• Stars

Larger, round objects in space that orbit a star are called____________________.

• constellations

• planets

• galaxies

• moons

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How is it possible that stars we see today may have stopped glowing many years ago?

• The light we see from stars may still be traveling because it was so far away.

• The light from stars is a reflection of something else
• The light from stars is actually from a different source
• Stars are actually still glowing, we just can't see it

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What unit do scientists use to measure distances in space?

• miles
• kilograms
• light-years
• inches

Planets in our solar system orbit the __________________.

• Earth
• Mars
• Moon
• Sun

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Tony looks up to the night sky in February and notices the constellation Orion. In April, he stands in the same spot and notices that the stars have seemed to change position. WHY?

• The government is controlling the position of the stars
• The stars move around in the sky based on the time of day
• The Earth's orbit around the sun causes different constellations to be visible at different times of the year.
• Orion is a special constellation that changes position every few months

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