Solar System Chapter 4 Lessons 1 and 2
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- Q1A _______ is a tool that makes distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.microscopetelescopeminiscopeendoscope30sEditDelete
- Q2When a person wants to make an object appear larger, he should ___________ it.growmagnifyshrinksharpen30sEditDelete
- Q3Why is it dangerous to look directly at the Sun?The Sun cannot damage your eyes, so you can look at it directly for as long as you want.The Sun can damage a person's eyes, and it can even cause a person to go blind.The Sun can only damage your skin. It cannot damage your eyesight.The Sun will make a person see better, so you should look directly at it.30sEditDelete
- Q4An ________ telescope takes in light to create images from space.microwaveopticalradiolightning30sEditDelete
- Q5A _______ telescope makes pictures from radio waves.stereoradioverticaloptical30sEditDelete
- Q6The four planets closest to the Sun are called ________ planets.solaroutermiddleinner30sEditDelete
- Q7A small rounded body that orbits a planet is called a __________.moonSuncometstar30sEditDelete
- Q8What does the word "orbit" mean?To move slowly.To move in a path around an object; also the path itself.To move through an object.To move fast.30sEditDelete
- Q9The four planets farthest from the Sun are called the __________ planets.innerendmiddleouter30sEditDelete
- Q10A __________ is a large body in space that moves around a star.meteorstarplanetmoon30sEditDelete
- Q11The Sun and planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun is called the __________.Lunar SystemPlanetary SystemStar SystemSolar System30sEditDelete
- Q12The ________ is the nearest star to Earth.SapphireSunGalaxyRuby30sEditDelete
- Q13Which statement about the Sun is true?It has one moon.It orbits the planetsIt is made of rock.It gives off light.30sEditDelete
- Q14What choice below lists the four inner planets in order?Mercury, Venus, Earth, and MarsMercury, Earth, Mars, and VenusMars, Mercury, Venus, and EarthEarth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus30sEditDelete
- Q15What choice below lists the four outer planets in order?Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, and SaturnSaturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and NeptuneJupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and NeptuneJupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus30sEditDelete
- Q16What is the name of the "dwarf planet?"PlutoOpalApolloZeus30sEditDelete
- Q17The amount of time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun is called ________.a dayan houra yeara month30sEditDelete
- Q18How long is one full spin of Earth?a yeara montha dayan hour30sEditDelete
- Q19A regular Earth year is approximately _______ days.25036533540030sEditDelete
- Q20An Earth day is _____ hours.2436124830sEditDelete