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It looks like you've uploaded a worksheet with text-dependent questions from two different passages: *"How I Wonder What You Are"* and *"Searching the Night Sky."* However, the actual passages are missing from the image — only the questions are visible. To solve these questions correctly, we need to refer to the content of the original passages.

Since the passages aren’t included, I’ll provide educated answers based on general scientific knowledge, which is likely what the passages would have covered. I’ll also explain each answer and indicate where in a typical passage such information might be found.

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✔ Left Side: *How I Wonder What You Are*

#### 1. How can you determine if something is a star or planet?
Answer: A. By looking for a twinkle.

- Explanation: Stars appear to twinkle due to atmospheric distortion, while planets do not twinkle as much because they are closer and appear as disks rather than points of light.
- Where to find it: Likely in a section discussing how stars and planets differ visually in the night sky.

#### 2. Why do stars appear to twinkle?
Answer: D. By the time their light reaches us, the atmosphere scatters the light.

- Explanation: The twinkling (or "scintillation") of stars is caused by the Earth's atmosphere refracting starlight as it moves through layers of air with varying densities.
- Where to find it: Probably in a paragraph explaining why stars seem to flicker.

#### 3. What color do stars appear to be in the sky?
Answer: C. White

- Explanation: Although stars emit light of various colors depending on temperature, most stars appear white to the human eye when viewed from Earth due to the combination of wavelengths and atmospheric scattering.
- Note: Some stars may look slightly blue, red, or yellow, but overall, they appear white.
- Where to find it: Likely in a section about star colors or light.

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✔ Right Side: *Searching the Night Sky*

#### 1. What was the first telescope called?
Answer: D. Lippershey

- Explanation: Hans Lippershey, a Dutch spectacle maker, is credited with inventing the first practical telescope around 1608. He applied for a patent for his device.
- Where to find it: Probably in a paragraph about the invention of the telescope.

#### 2. How did Galileo improve the telescope?
Answer: C. He increased the magnification by 20.

- Explanation: Galileo improved upon Lippershey’s design and built telescopes that could magnify objects up to 20 times, allowing him to observe celestial bodies like Jupiter’s moons and the phases of Venus.
- Where to find it: Likely in a section about Galileo’s contributions to astronomy.

#### 3. What does the Hubble Space Telescope do?
Answer: B. Orbits the Earth and takes pictures of the Earth.

- Wait! This answer is incorrect based on real facts.

Let’s correct this:

✔ Correct Answer: B. Orbits the Earth and takes pictures of the Earth. → ✘

Actually, the Hubble Space Telescope:
- Orbits Earth (correct)
- But it does NOT take pictures of Earth — it observes deep space, galaxies, nebulae, stars, etc.
- So none of the options are fully correct, but let’s evaluate:

A. Look down volcanos in Hawaii → ✘ (No, it doesn't do that)
B. Orbits the Earth and takes pictures of the Earth → ✘ (It does orbit Earth, but doesn’t take Earth pictures)
C. Uses a telescope to take pictures of Mars → ✔ Partially true, but too narrow; Hubble observes many objects beyond Mars
D. Allows astronauts to communicate from the Moon to the Earth → ✘ (Not its function)

But among the choices, C is the best fit — though still incomplete.

So, if the passage says Hubble takes pictures of Mars, then C would be correct.

However, in reality, Hubble primarily studies distant galaxies, stars, and cosmic phenomena.

👉 Best choice given the options: C. Uses a telescope to take pictures of Mars.

But again, this depends on what the passage states.

> 🔍 If the passage says Hubble takes pictures of space objects including Mars, then C is acceptable.

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🟨 Final Answers Summary:

| Question | Correct Answer |
|--------|----------------|
| 1 (Left) | A. By looking for a twinkle |
| 2 (Left) | D. By the time their light reaches us, the atmosphere scatters the light |
| 3 (Left) | C. White |
| 1 (Right) | D. Lippershey |
| 2 (Right) | C. He increased the magnification by 20 |
| 3 (Right) | C. Uses a telescope to take pictures of Mars *(based on passage context)* |

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⚠️ Important Note: These answers are based on scientific facts and typical content of such educational passages. For complete accuracy, please provide the passage text so I can give exact answers tied to the reading and highlight where each answer appears.

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