Question 1

A _______ is a tool that makes distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.

Accepted Answer

telescope

Answer

microscope

Answer

miniscope

Answer

endoscope

Question 2

When a person wants to make an object appear larger, he should ___________ it.

Accepted Answer

magnify

Answer

grow

Answer

shrink

Answer

sharpen

Question 3

Why is it dangerous to look directly at the Sun?

Accepted Answer

The Sun can damage a person's eyes, and it can even cause a person to go blind.

Answer

The Sun cannot damage your eyes, so you can look at it directly for as long as you want.

Answer

The Sun  can only damage your skin. It cannot damage your eyesight.

Answer

The Sun will make a person see better, so you should look directly at it.

Question 4

An ________ telescope takes in light to create images from space.

Accepted Answer

optical

Answer

microwave

Answer

radio

Answer

lightning

Question 5

A _______ telescope makes pictures from radio waves.

Accepted Answer

radio

Answer

stereo

Answer

vertical

Answer

optical

Question 6

The four planets closest to the Sun are called ________ planets.

Accepted Answer

inner

Answer

solar

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outer

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middle

Question 7

A small rounded body that orbits a planet is called a __________.

Accepted Answer

moon

Answer

Sun

Answer

comet

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star

Question 8

What does the word "orbit" mean?

Accepted Answer

To move in a path around an object; also the path itself.

Answer

To move slowly.

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To move through an object.

Answer

To move fast.

Question 9

The four planets farthest from the Sun are called the __________ planets.

Accepted Answer

outer

Answer

inner

Answer

end

Answer

middle

Question 10

A __________ is a large body in space that moves around a star.

Accepted Answer

planet

Answer

meteor

Answer

star

Answer

moon

Question 11

The Sun and planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun is called the __________.

Accepted Answer

Solar System

Answer

Lunar System

Answer

Planetary System

Answer

Star System

Question 12

The ________ is the nearest star to Earth.

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Sapphire

Answer

Galaxy

Answer

Ruby

Question 13

Which statement about the Sun is true?

Accepted Answer

It gives off light.

Answer

It has one moon.

Answer

It orbits the planets

Answer

It is made of rock.

Question 14

What choice below lists the four inner planets in order?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

Answer

Mercury, Earth, Mars, and Venus

Answer

Mars, Mercury, Venus, and Earth

Answer

Earth, Mars, Mercury, and Venus

Question 15

What choice below lists the four outer planets in order?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Answer

Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, and Saturn

Answer

Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune

Answer

Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus

Question 16

What is the name of the "dwarf planet?"

Accepted Answer

Pluto

Answer

Opal

Answer

Apollo

Answer

Zeus

Question 17

The amount of time it takes for a planet to orbit the Sun is called ________.

Accepted Answer

a year

Answer

a day

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an hour

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a month

Question 18

How long is one full spin of Earth?

Accepted Answer

a day

Answer

a year

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a month

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an hour

Question 19

A regular Earth year is approximately _______ days.

Accepted Answer

365

Answer

250

Answer

335

Answer

400

Question 20

An Earth day is _____ hours.

Accepted Answer

24

Answer

36

Answer

12

Answer

48

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