Earth / Moon / Sun System - Questions

Competency Goal 3: The learner will make observations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of the earth/moon/sun system.

Questions:

1.  Light travels in a ________________ line until it strikes an object. (3.01)

2.  Which color absorbs more light? (3.01)

3.  Which color reflects more light? (3.01)

4.  When light hits a mirror it _________________ or bounces back. (3.01)

5.  Stars form patterns in the night sky called _______________________. (3.06)

6.  The earth and moon both _______________________ or spin on their axis. (3.02)

7.  The moon travels around the earth or _____________________. (3.02)

8.  The sun moves from _________________________ in the sky. (3.03)

9. Astronomers use _______________________ to study the moon in detail. (3.04)

10.  The moon appears the same in the sky every night. (3.05)