Why do stars change with the seasons?

What constellations might you see after July 4th fireworks?

• Bootes, Ursa Major, and Leo

• Lyra, Sagittarius, Scorpius

• Cassiopeia, Pegasus, Cygnus

• Canis Major, Orion, Taurus

What movement of the earth causes us to see different stars at different times of the year?

• Rotation

• Tilt of the earth's axis

• Revolution

• day and night

Why can't we see summer constellations in the winter?

• Those stars go away.

• You can see them if you are in the Southern hemisphere.

• People in Asia can see them because their day and night are opposite of ours.

• The earth orbits to the other side of the sun. The sun blocks our view.

Which constellation could people call a "Christmas" constellation?

• Scorpio

• Cygnus

• Orion

• Leo

The tilt of the Earth's axis causes

• seasons.

• day and night.

• stars to appear to move through the year.

• revolution.

The path the Earth takes around the sun is

• inertia

• orbit

• gravity

• rotation

One trip of any object around the sun is one

• revolution

• rotation

• day

• night

How long does it take the earth to make one revolution around the sun?

• 1 day

• 7 days

• one season

• 365 1/4 days

The closest star to Earth is

• the north star.

• Orion.

• the sun.

• the moon.

What is your favorite constellation?

• Ursa major

• Scorpius

• Cygnus

• Taurus

• Leo