Constellations

Which of the following is NOT true of constellations

• There are 88 named constellations

• Constellations are a group of stars

• Constellations are usually named after animals or people in stories

• All the constellations can b e seen anywhere on a clear night

Which of the following is NOT true of stars

• Stars are different colors depending how hot they are

• Small stars are brighter than large stars

• The brightness of a star is called magnitude

• Very hot stars are blue and the coolest stars are red

Kourtey looked up at the night sky. She saw Ursa Major. What is Kourtney looking at

• a huge bear in the moon

• the tail of a comet

• a full moon covered by clouds

• a natural arrangemet of stars

A __________ is a group of stars in the sky usually named after animals or people in stories

• galaxy

• coment

• constellations

• black hole

• hollywood walk of fame

What can nchange the way an object in the sky appears to you?

• its distance

• the crust

• a constellation

• a meteorite

What constellation is this?

• Orion
• Taurus
• Canis Major
• Gemini

True/False: The stars we see in each constellation are very close to us.

• True
• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

People in the Northern Hemisphere do see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.

• True
• False

What constellation has the Little Dipper as part of its pattern?

• Ursa Minor
• Ursa Major
• Polaris
• Andromeda

Polaris always points

• East 
• West
• North
• South