_____________ is a giant ball of gas, mainly hydrogen and helium.

• meteor

• planet

• satellite

• star

• constellation

A ____________ is a group of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or an object.

• meteor

• planet

• satellite

• star

• constellation

____________ is a body that orbits a planet.

• meteor

• planet

• satellite

• star

• constellation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The narrow band in the sky through which the planets appear to move is known as the ________.

A streak of light produced when a small object burns up entering Earth's atmosphere is known as a __________.

• meteor

• comet

• satellite

• star

• constellation

A tool that helps you find constellations in your location and season is called a ________.

An object that orbits the sun, is large enough to have been rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit is called a ________.

• planet

• comet

• satellite

• star

• constellation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

The __________ motion of objects in the sky depend on the motions of the Earth.

• actual

• apparent

• absolute

• angry

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Constellations and star patterns _________year after year, but which ones you can see varies seasonally.

• change drastically

• alternate positions

• remain the same

• are unreliable

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

__________ is the brightest object in the night sky, other than the moon.