CONSTELLATION PREVIEW QUESTIONS

What are patterns in the night sky called?

• planets

• galaxies

• constellations

How were constellations originally named and identified?

• by their brightness

• by their distance from the Earth

• Longitude and latitude

• By the patterns they form in the sky

Some dim stars appear brighter than bright stars because the dim stars may be closer to the Earth.

• True

• False

What is the name of a person who observes stars is called an ___?

• artist

• astronomer

• constellation

The sun, a hot ball of gas, is not a star.

• True

• False

Star patterns are called what?

• constellations

• zones

• phases

The star constellation Orion appears during the winter or summer?

• winter

• summer

• fall

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What constellation can we see all year?

• Draco

• Orion

• Jeff the Little Teapot

• McDonald the Little Farm

Stars are still in the sky during the day, we just can't see them because of the sun's light.

• True

• False

Is the Earth moving, or are the stars in the sky moving?

• The Earth is moving

• The stars move