constellations

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

• planets
• stars
• patterns
• creatures

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The constellation pattern may take the shape of an ___, ___, ____, ___, or object such as a crown or compass.

• planets, stars, animals, people
• stars, animals, people, man
• man, animals, stars, planets
• animal, mythological creature, man, woman, 

What are the three important constellations?
 

• Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Orion  
• Ursa Major, Big Dipper, Orion  
• Ursa big, Ursa small, Orion 
• Polaris, Ursa Minor, Orion  

A star is a 

• ball of gas and point in the sky
• a five pointed shape
• a figure in the sky
• a mixture 

Why do we see different constellations ?

• The stars are moving
• Earth is rotating
• you are spinning in circles
• The moon is moving

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A telescope is a tool scientist use to make objects look?

• blurry
• humungous
• tiny
• bigger and closer

A(n) ____________ is a navigational instrument for finding directions.

• compass
• wind sock
• wind vane
• weather map

Who was the person that popularized the geocentric model?

• Galileo

• Aristotle

• Copernicus

What is the biggest difference between the Geocentric Model and the Heliocentric Model?

• the shape of the planets' orbits

• the movement of the moon

• the center of the solar system

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Kepler's first law states that the orbits of the planets are in the shape of a/an...

• perfect circle

• ellipse

• spiral

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