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The Genre of "Wonders of the Night Sky" is:
Historical Fiction
Expository
Historical Non-Fiction
Science Fiction
The Aurora Borealis is another name for:
the northern lights
a comet
a meteor
a meteor shower
Shooting stars are usually not stars at all, they are usually:
meteors
space debris
the moon
Long ago, why were people afraid of comets?
They believed they would bring war and sickness
They were afraid they would fall from the sky
They were afraid they would be blinded by their light
The word "comet" comes from a Greek word meaning
Dust and Rock
Frozen gases
Tail
Wearing long hair
Meteors are:
stars with hair
another name for northern lights
rock debris and fragments that enter Earth's atmosphere
Using a telescope: (select all that are correct)
allows you to see things that are far away
makes things that are far away look closer
allows you to ask new questions about space
The Aurora Borealis is an amazing light show near
South America
Greece
The North Pole
Northern Hemisphere
The northern lights are caused by
electric charges
a solar wind
the Earth's orbit
all are correct
Expository text:
is a genre that is non-fiction
explains facts and information
may use cause and effect relationships
has diagrams and headings
All are correct
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