2nd Grade

Agnes Scott Observatory Tour: Follow-Up Worksheet!

1. What part of the plaza represents
the sun and what parts are
planets? Which is bigger, planets or
the sun?

2. If the speed of sound is 340 meters per second and the

speed of light is 290,000,000 meters per second, which
travels faster?
a. Sound
b. Light
c. They have the same speed.

3. How much faster does one travel than the other?

(Hint: Subtract)

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4. Which of the following does the sun NOT provide to Earth?

a. Heat
b. Light
c. Energy
d. None, the sun gives us all of those

5. You are out stargazing with friends. One friend points out a
very bright star and says, “Wow, that star must be really close!”
Do you agree with them? Explain why or why not.

6. Shadowless Sammy was born without a shadow. Using the

position of the Sun, draw one for him with your pen or pencil.

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Answers
1. The large outer circle is the sun. The smaller filled in circles around the edge are the
planets. The planets are all smaller than the sun.
This question aligns with standard(s) S2CS4bd, S2CS5a, S2E1

2. b: light
This question aligns with standard(s) S2CS2c

3. 289,999,660 meters/second
This question aligns with standard(s) S2CS2

4. d: the sun gives us heat, light and energy

This question aligns with standard(s) S2E1, S2P2a

5. Stars that look bright in our night sky are either very large, very close or very bright.
This question aligns with standard(s) S2E1

6.

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This question
aligns with standard(s) S2CS5b, S2E2b

During the tour, your guide might have also covered standard(s) S2CS6d, S2E2acd, S2CS7c as
well as the ones above.

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