Mystery Science Stars and the Solar System

Which of these is NOT large and gaseous? 

• Jupiter
• Mercury
• Saturn
• Uranus

The tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation is responsible for the

• ocean's tides
• size of the Moon
• brightness of stars
• Earth's seasons

The stars in the night sky look as if they are slowly moving because

• The Earth is moving
• They rotate around the Sun
• They rotate around the Earth
• The Sun Blocks them out at times. 

The Earth rotates from ____ to ____, giing rise to the apparent motion of the Sun each day. 

• East to West
• West to East
• North to South
• South to North

The picture shows us how the Sun's rays strike Earth. Because of the Earth's tilt on its axis, some parts of Earth are having summer and others, winter. What letter or letters on the Earth are experiencing summer?

• B
• C
• B and C
• C and D

Which factor has the biggest impact on Earth's seasons? 

• Earth's Reovolution
• Earth's elliptical orbit
• Earth's tilt on its axis
• Earth's distance from the Sun. 

What causes different points on the globe to receive light at different times, explaining the day and night cycle of Earth?

• The rotation of the lamp
• the rotation of the globe
• the revolution of the lamp
• the revolution of the globe

What causes the sun to rise in the East and set in the West? 

• The rotation of the SUn on its axis
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis
• The rotation of the Earth around the Sun
• The rotation of the Sun around the Earth. 

Your science class decides to study the phases of the moon. To do this, you would like a magnified, close-up view of the moon.
What scientific instrument could you use for this?

• Microscope
• Telescope
• Astrolabe
• Sextant

We have all seen the moon shining at night, whether it is a small sliver or a large full moon. 
What causes the moon to shine the way it does?

• The tilt of theEarth on its axis
• The rotation of the Earth on its axis
• When the moon heats up, it gives off light
• Reflection of the sunlight off the surface of the Moon.