Stars and Space

The closer a planet is to the sun, the shorter its orbital period.

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the name of baby stars?

• Dwarf
• Supergiant
• Protostars
• Nebulas

To get the sun to appear bigger in our sky, how would the distance between the sun and earth have to change?

• Earth would have to move closer to the sun
• Earth would have to move farther from the sun

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Planets that are closer to the sun

• take more time to orbit
• take less time to orbit

All of the planets in our solar system orbit the sun because it has the largest 

• weight
• volume
• mass

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

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Why do other stars appear so much smaller than the sun?

• They are much smaller
• They are so far away
• They are not as bright
• They are dwarf stars

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The Greater the distance is between two objects of mass the _________ amount of gravitational force is between them.

• greater
• less
• equal

True or False
The Earth is the center of the solar system.

• True
• False

What force keeps the planets orbiting the sun?

• Gravity
• Magnetism
• Electricity
• Friction

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What is the sun?

• Black Hole

• Light Bulb

• Star

• Supernova

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