What is a huge ball of very hot gases in space?
  • galaxy
  • equator
  • star
  • constellation
The star at the center of our solar system
  • equator
  • sun
  • planet
  • constellation
To spin on an axis
  • orbit
  • revolve
  • rotate
  • axis
A star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it
  • galaxy
  • universe
  • constellation
  • solar system
An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and its North and South poles
  • axis
  • equator
A pattern of stars, named after mythological or religious figure, an object, or an animal
  • galaxy
  • star
  • constellation
  • planet
The path one body takes in space as it revolves around another
  • universe
  • orbit
  • refraction
  • moon
The bending of light as it moves from one material to another
  • refraction
  • reflection
  • eclipse
  • elapse
Why are the outer planets cold and dark?
  • closeness to the Sun
  • far from the Sun
  • close to each other
  • far from the Asteroid Belt
How does the Sun appear to move in the sky?
  • rises in the west and sets in the east
  • rises in the east and sets in the west
  • rises in the south and sets in the north
  • rises in the north and sets in the south
A telescope has a lens that can collect more light than the human eye. What is true about how telescopes change how humans view objects in the sky?
  • Objects are more fuzzy through a telescope.
  • Objects can be seen in better detail through a telescope.
  • Objects are less bright through a telescope.
  • Objects in the sky seem farther away in a telescope.
What do stars emit?
  • Light
  • Radiation
  • Heat
  • All of these
The sun is classified as a __________ sized star.
  • Supergiant
  • Giant
  • Dwarf
  • Average/Medium
We live in a spiral galaxy known as the
  • Cosmos
  • Sombrero
  • Anendo
  • Milky Way
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .
  • Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
  • Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
  • Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
  • Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity
  • Increases
  • Decreases
  • Stays the same
an instrument that magnifies distant objects, or makes them appear larger
  • comet
  • satellite
  • telescope
  • planet
The Moon is Earth's natural satellite.
  • True
  • False
We do not feel Earth moving because we move with Earth as it rotates.
  • True
  • False
The revolution of Earth causes our seasons.
  • True
  • False
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