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1) A ball of hot gas that gives off light is
A
an asteroid
B
a planet
C
Mars
D
a star
2) Are stars tiny?
A
yes
B
I don't know
C
some stars are tiny
D
no
3) How many stars are in the universe?
A
trillions
B
millions
C
thousands
D
billions
4) What does it mean if a star is blue?
A
it's colder
B
it's frozen
C
it's hotter
D
it's dead
5) What color are medium temperature stars?
A
yellow
B
green
C
red
D
blue
6) The sun is a
A
meteor
B
asteroid
C
planet
D
star
7) Do the stars move in the sky?
A
sometimes
B
no
C
yes
D
only at night
8) Why does it appear like the stars move?
A
Because the earth rotates so we see a different part of the sky
B
Because they do
C
Because new stars appear every night
D
Because some stars can't always be seen so the sky looks different.
9) Stars are like planets because
A
they both produce light
B
they are made of only gases
C
they are round in shape
D
they have an orbiting moon
10) Planets are different than stars in that they
A
come in different colors and stars are all the same color
B
don't produce light and stars do produce light
C
are round in shape and stars are star-shaped
D
they come in different sizes and stars are the same size
11) Is the sun the largest star?
A
no, it just looks big because it's so close to Earth
B
no, it's just the only star we can see
C
yes, that's why it's so bright
D
yes, it's the largest thing in our universe
12) All of the following are characteristics of a planet except:
A
Planets do not produce light
B
Planets do not move
C
Planets are made of solids, liquids and gases
D
Planets orbit a star
13) All of the following are characteristics of stars except:
A
have more life on Earth
B
not be able to see any of the stars
C
not be able to survive on Earth
D
have heat from another source
14) Without the sun, we would
A
Stars are made of solids, liquids and gases
B
Stars can have orbiting planets
C
Stars produce their own light
D
Stars don't move
15) For the past 10 years on his birthday, Jeff looks up at the sky to view the big dipper. He notices that the location of nearby planets are not in the same location. Why is this true?
A
The planets move every 10 years.
B
The planets move up and down which causes their location to change.
C
The planets orbit the sun at different speeds.
D
The planets are in the same location at all times.
16) A star pattern that forms a picture, typically representing a person, animal or object is a
A
telescope
B
season
C
planet
D
constellation
17) Which of the following is not an inner planet?
A
Mercury
B
Venus
C
Neptune
D
Mars
18) How many planets support life?
A
0
B
3
C
1
D
2
19) What is the correct order of the planets?
A
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
B
Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Mars, Saturn
C
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Earth, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn
D
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
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