The Night Sky Review

Which object would you view with a telescope?

• ants crawling on the sidewalk

• different planets in our solar system

• the bones of your arm

• germs in a sample dish

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Patty went outside at 10:00 p.m. to sketch the patterns of the stars. Three hours later she sketched the star patterns again.

How did the two sketches compare?

• The shape of some star patterns changed.

• All of the star patterns changed.

• The patterns would be in the exact same shape and place.

• The patterns would be the same, but in different places.

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Jeff uses a telescope to observe the star pattern Big Dipper in the sky at 8 p.m.

Which change is Jeff most likely to record when he observes the Big Dipper again at 10 p.m.?

• It is a different shape.

• It is made up of more stars.

• It has shifted across the sky.

• It is has disappeared from the sky.

Which statement best explains why the stars appear to move in the same pattern across the sky?

• Earth is rotating on its axis.

• The stars are spinning.

• Earth is moving around the stars.

• The stars are moving around Earth.

Samantha has been using her telescope every night to observe the star patterns, and she records the observations in a journal.

If she does this for an entire year, which of the following will be her observation?

• Star patterns change as they appear to move across the sky.

• Different star patterns can be seen during different seasons.

• The star patterns remain in the same position every night.

• The star patterns are brighter at different times of the night.

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Sam observes that he can see some star patterns during the winter, but not in the summer.

Which motion causes his observations?

• Earth rotating on its axis.

• The stars moving around Earth.

• Earth is revolving around the Sun.

• The stars moving around the Sun.

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Jeff observes the Big Dipper has shifter across the sky between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m.

Which statement correctly explains why the Big Dipper appears to have shifted in the sky?

• The Big Dipper is a pattern of stars that never appears to move.

• The Big Dipper is the only pattern of stars that moves across the night sky.

• The Earth's rotation on its axis caused a shift in the appearance of the Big Dipper.

• The Earth's revolution around the sun caused a shift in the appearance of the Big Dipper.

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Why can only some star patterns be seen in the summer?

• Earth rotates on its axis.

• Earth revolves around the Sun.

• The Sun sets earlier in the winter.

• The patterns of stars move through the night sky.

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