Why aren't stars in the same part of the sky at night?

A _____ is a big ball of gas that gives off light and heat.

• constellation

• Earth

• star

• sun

A group of stars that form a picture is called a _____.

• constellation

• Earth

• star

• sun

We see different constellations during the year because _____ moves around the sun.

• constellation

• Earth

• star

• sun

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Why do stars look like they move across the sky?

• Earth rotates

• Sun rotates

Which of these is closer to Earth?

• the stars

• the sun

Which of these is harder to tell if it has changed

position in the sky?

• a star

• the sun

The stars seem to move in the sky.

• True

• False

Only the sun looks like it moves.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Some stars rise in the west and set in the east.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

A __________ is a group of stars that form a picture.

• constellation

• sun

• Earth

• moon