Wonders Unit 3 Week 3 Earth and Its Neighbors

According to the book, what's a reason we know a lot about the solar system and sun?

• People have studied rocks from other planets.

• Telescopes/satellites/people have traveled through space and taken pictures.

• Galileo and the strong telescope he built.

• A book about the solar system that someone found.

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Which sentence gives the BEST answer as to why scientists keep sending satellites to outer space?

• The scientists like to have different pictures of space.

• The scientists like to see if the spaceships are working properly.

• The scientists want to study the air more in space.

• The scientists have learned many things about the solar system.

According to the text, what did the astronauts do on the Moon?

• They walked around, took pictures and found water.

• They walked around and found water.

• They walked around, took pictures and collected moon rocks.

• They walked around and threw moon rocks.

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Based off the graph on page 219, what are some things that you can see using a simple telescope? Select three.

• Craters on the Moon

• Planets outside our solar system

• Sunspots

• Clouds around Jupiter

• Different layers in the ocean

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According to the text, what different tasks does the Hubble Space Telescope do?

Select two.

• The telescope orbits the Earth.

• The telescope orbits the planet Saturn.

• The telescope takes photos of other planets and stars.

• The telescope takes pictures only of the sun.

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Galileo invented the telescope.

• True

• False

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Why did the author write this story?

• To convince the audience that you should go to space.

• To inform the audience about space and how we learn about it.

• To tell a story about a boy who walked on the Moon.

• To explain facts about how a telescope works.

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What is the main idea of the story?

• We landed on the moon so we could learn more about outer space.

• Telescopes help us look at the moon so we can learn more about it.

• We learned that the sun has spots from telescopes.

• Telescopes, satellites, and astronauts are great tools for helping us learn about space.

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Which astronaut left his footprints on the Moon?

• Galileo

• Neil Armstrong

• Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

Who was America's first astronaut in 1961?

• Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin

• Neil Armstrong

• Galileo

• Alan Shepard