Stars and Constellations

SCIENCE

Constellation

a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.

Stars are different

• size

• color

• blue star is the hottest one with the temperature of more than 30.000 degree Celsius

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Define constellation

• a group of stars that looks like a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name.

• a picture of animal

• a zodiac sign

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A constellation is a group of visible ____ that form a pattern when viewed from Earth.  

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

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Why do stars in the night sky look so small?

• stars are small
• stars are close
• stars are far away

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What color of star is the coolest?

• Red
• Yellow
• Blue
• White

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What color of star is the hottest?

• Blue
• Red
• Yellow
• Orange

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What is a Star?

• a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light

• a large ball of fire

The Sun

-The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System.

-It is by far the most important source of energy for life on Earth

-Without the Sun's intense energy, there would be no life on Earth.

Sun

• the Sun is the largest object within our solar system, comprising 99.8% of the system’s mass.

• Though massive, the Sun still isn’t as large as other types of stars.

• It will take us 92.92 million miles | 149.60 million kilometers | 1 astronomical unit to get to the sun.

Age

4.5 billion years

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The sun is a _______.

• star
• planet
• satellite

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How old is the sun

• 17 years
• About 4.5 Million years
• 2 days
• 10 million years

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How many planets orbit the Sun?

• 1
• 4
• 8
• 10

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Which is the largest object in our solar system?

• Moon

• Mars

• Venus

• Sun

 small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere,

Differences

-Comets only obits the sun

-Meteor enters the earth's atmosphere and vaporizes.

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A light streaking across the night sky is classified as a/an....

• Meteorite
• Asteroid
• Comet
• Meteor

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When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

• meteorite

• comet

• asteroid

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As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.

• True
• False

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Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.

• seasons
• moon phases
• day and night
• weather

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How long does earth's rotation last? 

• 90 hours
• about 1 hour
• 24 hours
• 48 hours

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How many days does it take to go around the sun?

• 300 days
• 365 1/4 days
• 3000 days

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The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• vernal equinox
• axis
• solar eclipse
• solar flare

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The earth orbits around...

• the sun.
• the moon
• other planets
• the Milky Way

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Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.

• revolution
• orbit
• rotation

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The spinning of an object on its axis is called______

• orbit
• rotation
• revolution
• tide

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What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?

• 25.3 degrees
• 32.5 degrees
• 28.5 degrees
• 23.5 degrees

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Which is the CORRECT Spelling?

• Sunshine

• Sunshin

• Sunshone

• Sunshoine

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Which is the CORRECT Spelling?

• Ratation

• Roartation

• Rowtation

• Rotation

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Which is the CORRECT Spelling?

• Axiis

• Oxis

• Acsis

• Axis

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Which is the CORRECT Spelling?

• Erth

• Eaarth

• Earth

• Aerth