Ose Sky and Space

Clusters of stars that appear together in a particular pattern

• Orbit

• Planets

• Sun

• Constellation

What can you see in the Night Sky?

• stars, moon, planets, meteors, comets

• planets, grass, trees, flowers, moon

• grass, trees, flowers, mountains

• river, lakes, ocean

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The spinning of the earth on its axis is know as

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Orbit

• Soltice

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The imaginary line that goes through the planet earth is known as

• Big Dipper

• Equator

• Axis

• Tilt

In the winter, the northern hemisphere is tipped

• Toward the Sun

• Away from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Halfway in between the summer and the winter solstices are the equinoxes. On these days all locations on earth receive exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night.

• True

• False

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Which celestial bodies emit light?

• The moon

• The Sun

• The Earth

• Saturn and its rings

What is the safest way to look at the sun?

• Use sunglasses

• Use binoculars

• Use a telescope

• Use number 14 welding glasses.

When could you see a solar eclipse?

• When the moon comes between the earth and the sun

• When the earth comes between the moon and the sun

• When the sun comes between the earth and the moon

• When the sun completely blocks out the moon.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

At what time of the day would the sun cast the shortest shadow?

• Any cloudy day

• Noon

• 10:00 am

• 4:00 pm

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