OUTER SPACE

The earth rotates on its axis every ____ hours.

• 2 hours

• 365 hours

• 24 hours

• 12 hours

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

True or False: You can see the same constellations of stars in the winter as you can in the summer.

• false

• true

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NGSS.5-ESS1-2

A sundial uses patterns of what to tell time?

• sunny days

• shadows

• stars

• clouds

What does a sundial help us do?

• see the clouds

• read the stars

• tell time

• tell if its sunny outside

The sun is a star.

• True
• False

• Which of these is an exploding ball of burning gas held together by gravity?

• a constellation

• a fireball

• a moon

• a star

Which of the choices below is the brightest star in the night sky?

• pluto

• sirius

• orion

• sun

Why does the sun seem so much brighter and bigger to us than other stars?

• because it's yellow

• because it's far away

• because it is so close to us

• because its blue

How long does it take for the Earth to make one full orbit around the Sun?

• one day
• one week
• one month
• one year

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The distance light travels in a year is called a light year

• True
• False