Stars and planets review quiz

Stars are burning balls of which 2 gases?

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Name the following constellation

• Ursa Minor

• Polaris

• Ursa Major

• Crux

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The ______ is a group of constellations that surround the Earth like a belt.

Which constellation resembles a set of twins?

• Aries

• Scorpio

• Aquarius

• Gemini

Name the famous star that is part of the Ursa Minor constellation.

• Polaris

• Proxima Centauri

• The sun

• Venus

Why can we only see stars that are in the opposite direction of the sun?

• The sun is too close.

• The sun destroys them.

• The sun is too bright.

• It is too dark in the day.

What is the name of the 13th constellation that has been added to the zodiac constellations?

• Scorpio

• Aries

• Ophiuchus

• Taurus

Which is a reason that the stars appear to change position in the sky?

• They are moving all of the time.

• The Earth rotates on its axis.

• The Earth orbits the sun.

• The stars are moving towards Earth.

Stars always rise from the _____.

• North

• West

• East

• South

Stars always set in the ____.

• West

• North

• South

• East