Big Idea 5

People visit Kennedy Space Center to observe rocket launches. These rockets are

powerful enough to escape the effects of Earth’s gravity and reach outer space.

What does this demonstrate about Earth’s gravity?

• That gravity can be overcome.

• That gravity changes from time to time.

• That gravity changes from place to place.

• That gravity is too powerful to be overcome.

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What are TWO major reasons that a star may appear brighter to us here on Earth than another star?

• Some stars appear brighter because they are closer to us

• because they are so large

• because they are brighter colors

• because they give off more light

Why does the sun appear so large to us even though it is not among the largest stars in our galaxy?

• The sun appears larger and brighter than all of the other stars because it is larger than all the other stars.

• The sun appears larger and brighter than all of the other stars because it is brighter than all the other stars.

• The sun appears larger and brighter than all of the other stars because it is the biggest star in our galaxy.

• The sun appears larger and brighter than all of the other stars because it is closer to us than any other star.

The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes the moon, star patterns and the sun to appear to ___?

• move across the sky from West to East

• move across the sky from North to South

• move across the sky from East to West

• move across the sky from South to North

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Select the 2 reasons why some large stars appear small to us:

• they may be very far away from us

• they may be brighter than other stars

• they may give off less light than other stars

• they may be larger than other stars

Select ALL the objects below that make up our solar system:

• the Sun

• 8 planets

• asteroids

• comets

• moons

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What is the observable pattern of light and shadow that we see on the Moon each night depending on the position of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

• an eclipse

• the Water Cycle

• the Lunar Cycle

• the Rock Cycle

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Identify the moon phase:

• first quarter moon

• third (last) quarter moon

• new moon

• full moon

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Identify the moon phase:

• last quarter

• full moon

• new moon

• first quarter

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What is the primary reason for the changing seasons on Earth?

• The distance of Earth from the Sun changes

• The tilt of Earth's axis relative to its orbit

• The speed of Earth's rotation

• The gravitational pull of the Moon

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