What Can We See in the Sky at Night?

At night, we can see many beautiful things in the sky. The most common things are stars, the moon, and sometimes planets. Stars are tiny bright dots that twinkle, while the moon shines brighter and looks like a big ball. We may also see comets and clouds.

Example: When you look up, you might see a bright star or the moon that looks round and shiny.

Fun Fact: Did you know that the moon changes shape every night? Sometimes it looks like a circle, and other times it looks like a half circle!

Multiple Choice Questions:

1. What is the biggest object we can see in the night sky?

a) A star

b) The sun

c) The moon

d) A cloud

2. Which of these can twinkle in the night sky?

a) The moon

b) Stars

c) Clouds

d) Planets

3. What is a planet?

a) A kind of star

b) A big rock in the sky

c) A spot on Earth

d) Something that twinkles

4. What do we sometimes see zooming across the night sky?

a) Birds

b) Airplanes

c) Comets

d) Bubbles

5. Which of these is NOT something you see in the night sky?

a) Stars

b) The moon

c) A rainbow

d) Planets

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