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Question 1
Students in a 5th grade class in Frederick, Maryland, observe the night sky during a field trip. They notice that the Sun appears far brighter and larger than Sirius, even though Sirius is actually a much larger and hotter star than the Sun. Which explanation best accounts for why the Sun appears so much brighter than Sirius when viewed from Earth?
Correct Answer:
The Sun is located much closer to Earth than Sirius is.
Question 2
A student looks at the constellation Orion during a clear winter night in Frostburg, Maryland. Betelgeuse and Rigel appear almost equally bright in the sky, but astronomical data shows that Rigel is about 860 light-years away from Earth while Betelgeuse is about 550 light-years away. What can the student conclude about Rigel's actual brightness (luminosity) compared to Betelgeuse?
Correct Answer:
Rigel must give off more total light than Betelgeuse because it is farther away yet appears equally bright.
Question 3
Maya places a wooden flagpole vertically in the schoolyard ground in Annapolis, Maryland. At 8:00 AM on a sunny autumn morning, she measures the flagpole's shadow. She measures it again at 12:00 PM (solar noon). How will the shadow at 12:00 PM compare to the shadow measured at 8:00 AM?
Correct Answer:
The 12:00 PM shadow will be shorter and point toward the north.
Question 4
A science class in Baltimore records shadow positions of a fence post at three different times on a spring day: morning, noon, and late afternoon. Which data table correctly matches the time of day with the direction the post's shadow points?
Correct Answer:
Morning: Points West | Noon: Points North | Late Afternoon: Points East
Question 5
Liam observes the constellation Cygnus high in the night sky over Salisbury, Maryland, during August. However, when he looks for Cygnus at the same time of night in February, he cannot see it. What causes different constellations to be visible at night during different seasons?
Correct Answer:
Earth orbits around the Sun, changing which direction the nighttime side of Earth faces into space.
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