Patterns of Earth and Sky

We see different stars during different times of the year?

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do we not always see the same stars in the same spot in the sky?

• the stars move during the day

• the Earth orbits around the sun

• the Earth spins causing day and night

• the stars like to play hide and seek

What is a light year?

• the distance light travels in a year

• a really short distance

• the distance a bright object is away from you

• the distance between stars and the solar system

What is a huge object in space that gives off heat and light?

• Jupiter

• Earth

• a star

• a solar system

What is a pattern?

• something that is opposite of another item

• something that happens only two times

• something that happens one time

• something we observe to be similar over and over again

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NGSS.4-ESS2-2

NGSS.5-ESS2-2

The sun looks bigger and brighter because it is much _________________ than other stars.

• larger

• smaller

• closer to Earth

• older

The (a)   is the only star in our solar system. Other stars are far outside our solar system.

The (a)   is the only star we can see in the daytime because it looks so bright.

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-1

How many times does Earth spin on its axis each day?

• once

• twice

• three times

• four times

The force of gravity pulls things down. How could you describe down?

• away from Earth

• towards Earth

• towards the South Pole

• Towards the North Pole

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NGSS.5-PS2-1