Big Idea 5- Mini Assessment

Which of the following is true of all galaxies?

• All galaxies have a spiral shape.

• All galaxies contain only one star.

• All galaxies contain millions of stars.

• All galaxies can be seen from the Milky Way galaxy.

Choose the incorrect statement below about the stars and the Sun.

• The Sun is the only star in our solar system.

• The sun is the largest star in our galaxy.

• All other stars seem small because they are so far away

• At night, the Sun’s light is reflected off of the Moon towards Earth.

In the morning on her way to school, Alisa noticed the Sun rose in front of her house. When she was playing outside later than evening, she noticed it was starting to set behind her house. Which of the following explains why the Sun moved throughout the day?

• The Sun revolves around the Earth.

• The Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Earth rotates on its axis.

• The Moon was rising and the Sun is always on the opposite side of the Earth than the Moon.

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On his birthday in the summer, Jaxon saw his favorite constellation, a pattern of stars nicknamed the Big Dipper. In the winter, he couldn’t find the Big Dipper anywhere in the sky. Jaxon looked again on his next birthday and he found the Big Dipper in the same location he had seen it last year. What causes us to see only certain patterns of stars during certain times of the year?

• The Sun's rotation

• The Earth's rotation

• The Sun's revolution

• The Earth's revolution

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Oliver observed the Moon for about a month. During that time, he took notes in his science journal and sketched a picture of the Moon each week. If he continued his observations, what moon phase would be the next in his journal on August 14th?

• New Moon

• 1^st Quarter Moon

• Full Moon

• 3rd Quarter Moon

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