Astrology Review

"Rotate" means to...

• To spin

• To move around another object

• When something looks bigger because it is closer

• The invisible line around which an object rotates

The earth ___________ around the sun.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Forced perspective is when...

• An object moves around another object

• A group of stars forms a recognizable pattern

• An object spins on its axis

• Something looks bigger because it is closer.

Check the statements that are true about constellations.

• They are a group of stars that create a recognizable pattern.

• They are sometimes named after animals.

• Knowing where constellations are is NEVER useful.

• We can see ALL of the constellations from Martha's Vineyard.

• The constellations you can see change with the seasons.

Shadows change direction throughout the day.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

People on Earth experience night and day because the Earth ______ on its axis.

Why do constellations appear to change positions in the night sky?

• Because the stars move.

• Because the earth rotates, changing the angle we can see the sky from.

• Because the constellations named after animals can crawl around and change things.

• Because stars are always exploding.

Shadows change their starting point throughout the day.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.5-ESS1-2

The sun appears LARGER and BRIGHTER than the other stars because...

• It is the smallest and dullest star in the galaxy.

• It is really the biggest and brightest star.

• It is closer to us than all the other stars in the galaxy.

• It is in a different galaxy than the other stars.

The ________ is the invisible line around which an object rotates.

• Rotate

• Cardinal Directions

• Constellation

• Axis